Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of Iran; Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russian Federation; Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China; and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic Of Pakistan met on Thursday to discuss situation in Afghanistan.

The top Iranian diplomat is accompanying President Ebrahim Raeisi at the summit.

The Ministers reaffirmed their intention to promote peace, security and stability in Afghanistan and in the region as a whole.

The Ministers emphasized that the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan should be respected, the basic principle of “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned” should be implemented, and the rights to pursue peace, stability, development and prosperity by the Afghan people should be maintained.

They stressed the importance of engaging those states which should bear primary responsibility for post-conflict socio-economic reconstruction in Afghanistan, and should provide Afghanistan with urgently needed economic, livelihood and humanitarian assistance.

They noted the need to conclude national reconciliation in Afghanistan, resulting in an inclusive government that takes into account the interests of all ethno-political forces of the country.

The Ministers expressed their concerns over the precarious humanitarian and socio-economic situation in Afghanistan, as well as the risks of a possible refugee influx in the region. They stressed the need for restoring peaceful life and economic recovery of the country, and call on the international community to continue providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan on urgent basis.

The Ministers decided to continue coordination between Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran on Afghanistan and hold meetings at the ministerial, special envoy and the ambassadorial levels in due course.