He said that contacts with the Afghan side are carried out through the embassy in Kabul.

Peskov explained that these are contacts necessary to ensure the security of Russian diplomats and on other technical issues.

The Kremlin added that "no other negotiations are planned yet."

"Now Russia, like the overwhelming majority of countries, will closely monitor the steps that the new government [of Afghanistan] will take," Peskov said.

The Kremlin also noted that Russia could potentially be a threat from Afghanistan from terrorist groups and drug dealers.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced its readiness for dialogue with the new government of Afghanistan, created by the Taliban *.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.