MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his
Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed their countries will step up efforts
to counter "threats" emerging from Afghanistan following the
Taliban's takeover, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
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In a phone call, the two leaders "expressed their
readiness to step up efforts to
combat threats of terrorism and drug
trafficking coming from the territory of Afghanistan," the Kremlin said in
a statement.
They also spoke of the "importance of establishing
peace" in Afghanistan and "preventing the spread of instability to
adjacent regions".
Putin and Xi "agreed to intensify bilateral
contacts" and "make the most of the potential" of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) that is due to convene for a summit in
Tajikistan next month.
Several ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia — where Moscow
holds military bases — share a border both with Afghanistan and China.
While Moscow has been cautiously optimistic about the new
leadership in Kabul, Putin has warned of Afghan militants entering neighboring
countries as refugees.
Putin has also criticized the involvement of outside powers
in Afghanistan's domestic affairs and said Moscow had "learnt
lessons" from the Soviet Union's decade-long invasion of the country.
For its part, after the Taliban swept to power on August 15,
China said it is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative relations"
with Afghanistan.
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