Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China held talks on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) consultative meeting in Tajikistan, Iranian officials said Friday.
Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director-general for South Asia at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, posted a photo of the gathering on X and said all four countries had stressed the need to help Afghanistan overcome its current challenges.
Bahrami said that the important point for everyone was helping this country to overcome its existing challenges.
The meeting was attended by Bahrami, Russia’s special envoy Zamir Kabulov, Pakistan’s special envoy Mohammad Sadiq Khan and China’s special envoy Yue Xiaoyong.
Bahrami did not disclose further details but said the session was devoted exclusively to Afghan affairs and that each envoy shared their country’s perspective.
The four-way talks took place alongside the SCO’s two-day consultative meeting on Afghanistan, which opened Thursday in Dushanbe. Member states discussed Afghanistan’s current situation, its impact on the wider region and the need for greater coordination among SCO members in shaping policy towards the country.