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Beijing to host 4th Foreign Ministerial Conference of Istanbul Process on Afghanistan
The 4th Foreign Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan will be held in Beijing on October 31.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Afghan counterpart Zarar Ahmad Osmani will co-chair the meeting, which will be attended by foreign ministers or senior representatives from Afghanistan's neighbors and near-neighbors.
In November 2011, China, Russia, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries reached an agreement in Turkey known as the Istanbul Process, presenting a new vision for regional cooperation for a secure and stable Afghanistan.
The 14 members include Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey and 28 supporting parties include the United States, Britain, the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Shahin Jafarov
Special correspondent