Jaishankar in Moscow, too

▶ “The point right now we stress is that we must see a reduction in violence. Violence cannot be the solution for the situation in Afghanistan”

▶ “At the end of the day, who governs Afghanistan has a legitimacy aspect of it. I think that is something which cannot and should not be ignored”

▶ “We are committed to an independent, sovereign and democratic Afghanistan”

S Jaishankar, external affairs minister, during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. His trip to Moscow coincides with the visit of a Taliban delegation