BEIJING (Sputnik) – The Russian foreign minister stressed that both China and Russia are interested in stabilizing the volatile situation in Afghanistan.
"We believe that the possibility of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in contributing to the improvement of the situation in the country should still be used actively. The SCO is a unique format where Afghanistan itself and all of its neighbors actively participate and work as member-states or observers," Lavrov said.
Afghanistan is experiencing political, social and security instability, as the Taliban Islamic movement and other radical extremist organizations, such as Daesh, continue to stage attacks against civilian and state targets.
