In an interview with TASS News Agency, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, confirmed that he will participate in the second Doha meeting for Afghanistan.

Kabulov said that he will guide his partners towards appropriate behaviour during this meeting.

The second Doha meeting for Afghanistan, hosted by Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, is scheduled to be held on February 18 and 19.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, stated that the objective of the Doha meeting is to consolidate the approaches of various countries towards Afghanistan and to carry out independent assessments of the situation in the country.

The first Doha meeting by the United Nations on Afghanistan, hosted by Antonio Guterres, took place on May 1 and 2, 2023. Representatives of key stakeholders, including the United States, the European Union, Russia, and Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, participated in the meeting.