ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Top Foreign Ministry officials from China, Pakistan and Russia will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to review what they perceive as a "gradually growing" threat to their frontiers posed by Islamic State extremists in Afghanistan.
"This is an existing forum for undertaking informal discussions on issues of regional peace and stability, including the situation in Afghanistan," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria told VOA.
Pakistan's foreign secretary, Aizaz Chaudhry, will lead Islamabad's delegation, he added. Officials say future meetings could include Iran.
Chinese, Pakistani and Russian officials say they were driven to joint action by the efforts of IS affiliates to establish a foothold in Afghanistan.
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Update #1: Pakistan, China, Russia to hold crucial talks on regional issue on Tuesday -- Pakistan Today
Update #2: Afghanistan voices displeasure over being ignored in upcoming trilateral meeting -- DAWN
WNU Editor: Iran will bve invited next. India and Afghanistan should (also) have been invited .... but their strained relations with Pakistan is what probably scuttled their participation.
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