New Delhi: The External Affairs Ministry has said that India has received an invitation to join the Moscow format for discussions on Afghanistan and will attend the talks on October 20. This will be the first Moscow format conference since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We have received an invitation for the Moscow format on Afghanistan to be held on October 20. We will join it.'' Arindam Bagchi added, 'I can't confirm who will be involved in the discussions, but it's likely that a Joint Secretary level official will participate.' Russia has been conducting the Moscow format on Afghanistan issues since 2017.

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special representative on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Moscow had invited Taliban representatives for international discussions on Afghanistan on October 20. The Taliban, who were in power in Afghanistan two months ago, has also been called in for discussions. This will make them face-to-face with India. After changing power there, India had called its diplomatic staff from Afghanistan.

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