Afghanistan at the center of the Di Maio-Lavrov meeting

The Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Rome, today, Friday.

“For Afghanistan“The situation in which, as expected, the focus of the consultations was, ‘dialogue with Russia is crucial and, in general, close international coordination is required,'” Di Maio said.

The Italian Foreign Minister also confirmed that “Rome is preparing an extraordinary meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), dedicated to developments in Afghanistan and based on the cooperation of Moscow “.

As he underlined, so far they have arrived in Rome from Kabul airport 4,900 Afghans. The last flight of the Italian Air Force departed this morning from the airport of the Afghan capital.

The Russian Foreign Minister, for his part, stressed that “in the light of the situation in Afghanistan, Russia considers the protection of southern border of “.

“The issue of flows will remain at the center of the discussions of the leaders of the international community irregular migrants, but also how the population “Afghanistan,” Lavrov said.

Earlier in the day, Lavrov met with the Italian prime minister Mario Draghi. According to information from the Presidency of the Italian Government, the two countries are of the opinion that great care should be taken to respect the of human rights, especially of women, is transmitted by ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.

At the same time, according to the Draghi government, in the conversation a detailed reference was made to Libya“Recognizing that the political dialogue that began in Geneva on the initiative of the UN (in view of the November elections) must continue, but also that there is a need for foreign forces to leave the country quickly.”

Putin’s contacts with foreign leaders continue

Meanwhile, the Russian president Vladimir Putin stated today that it will continue its contacts with foreign leaders on the situation in Afghanistan.

Addressed to its members Security Council “We will continue to consult with our partners” and “we will talk about all issues at the diplomatic, military and humanitarian levels,” the Russian president said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to address the situation in Afghanistan, as Russia did not participate in the actions of the western alliance in this country, said for his part the spokesman of the Russian president Dmitry Peshkov.

Earlier, however, the same official said that Moscow estimates that the situation in the Asian country remains dangerous.