MONITORING (SW) – The summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on September 28, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said.
“On September 28, as far as I remember, thereabout,” TASS news agency said quoting an official. Vershinin did not respond to the question about the person to represent Russia at the summit.
“This is still in process; they should sent an invitation,” he noted.
Mario Draghi, the Prime Minister of Italy currently presiding in G20, said earlier that the summit on Afghanistan was planned to be held after the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
Earlier this week, the Treasury issued licenses Friday that are aimed at alleviating the crushing U.S. sanctions placed on the Taliban from impacting Afghan civilians.
The department said the Biden administration will continue to deny assets to the Taliban and other sanctioned entities, reported CNBC.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has warned that 1 million Afghan children are at risk of starvation this year.
The two general licenses are aimed at alleviating the crushing U.S. sanctions placed on the Taliban from impacting Afghan civilians. The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets belonging to the Taliban and bar U.S. citizens from engaging in transactions with them, including the contribution of funds, goods or services.
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