INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) stand for
developing a more regular, sustainable and substantive dialogue with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).Lavrov made the remarks at a
press conference after a meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers in Almaty, Kazakhstan.He said that Afghanistan is still a source
of security threat, as there are cells and combat-ready groups of Daesh, al Qaeda and affiliated organizations.The Taliban (IEA) government
is working to eliminate these terrorist groups
We consider it a matter of principle to help it in that struggle,& he said.Lavrov emphasized that CSTO countries &stand for developing a
more regular, sustainable and substantive dialogue with the Taliban (IEA), who effectively control the country, for implementing concrete
projects.He also said that a draft program to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border will be submitted for approval to the CSTO heads of
state.The Islamic Emirate has previously dismissed the security concerns of the countries over Afghanistan, saying that there is no
terrorist group in Afghanistan
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