KABUL: Uzbekistan is set to host a two-day international meeting on Afghanistan on July 25, which will be attended by representatives of 20 countries, including Iran,  Pakistan and India, according to media reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul confirmed on Sunday the departure of a delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to attend the conference in Tashkent, which would include discussions on Afghanistan's current situation, according to media reports.

As per Khaama Press, Monday's session is a continuation of the 2018 Tashkent Conference, which was held under the theme "Security, Economic Growth, and Regional Connectivity of Afghanistan."
"The main goal of the event is to develop a set of measures and proposals for the world community's approaches to promote stability, security, post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, and its integration into regional cooperation processes in the interests of the multinational Afghan people and the entire world," the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Uzbek officials, on the other hand, have emphasised that the participation of the Taliban-led government delegation at the meeting does not imply acceptance of the current Afghan rule.

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