US to not participate in talks on Afghanistan hosted by Russia
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The meeting is being hosted by Russia on October 20. The delegation will be headed by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister of the interim Afghan government, Afghan Foreign Ministry`s spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, wrote on Twitter.
Washington: The United States has said it will not be participating in talks on Afghanistan hosted by Russia later this week. "We will not participate in the Moscow talks," State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters in a press briefing.
"The Troika-plus has been an effective, constructive forum."We look forward to engaging in that forum going forward, but we`re not in a position to take part this week," Xinhua quoted Ned Price as saying.
Price said that the United States is unable to join the talks due to logistic difficulties, adding the US side supports the process.
