UN Secretary General calls dialogue with Taliban "absolutely necessary"

“Dialogue with the Taliban is absolutely essential.

Interaction is necessary, but our priority is humanitarian support, ”TASS quotes him.

The UN Secretary General added that otherwise an economic and humanitarian catastrophe could occur in Afghanistan.

Guterres said earlier that dialogue with the Taliban is necessary to save millions of lives.

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