Zakharova called the meeting of the Taliban and the opposition in Tehran "a step in the right direction"

“Despite the fact that, judging by the information that we have, they (negotiations. -

) did not lead to concrete results, we consider this a step in the right direction, which, we hope, will contribute to the process of national reconciliation and the formation of an ethnopolitical balanced government ", - RIA Novosti quotes her.

According to the agency, the former acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaki, during his visit to Tehran, met with the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

The Taliban delegation also met in Tehran with the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, Ahmad Massoud Jr. and one of the leaders of Afghan Tajiks, ex-governor of the Herat province, Ismail Khan.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the consolidated work of Russia with other states on the issue of recognizing the Taliban.

* "Taliban" - the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.