Kabulov Says May Discuss US Troops Pullout From Afghanistan With US Envoy Khalilzad

Director of the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with RT aired on Monday that he may discuss with US Special Adviser to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Moscow the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Kabulov earlier said that Khalilzad may visit Moscow in early December.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th November, 2018) Director of the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with RT aired on Monday that he may discuss with US Special Adviser to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Moscow the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Kabulov earlier said that Khalilzad may visit Moscow in early December.

"We will discuss almost everything, we have known each other for a long time to be excessively diplomatic. It is time for an open conversation, as the time has come to stop hiding behind diplomatic language," Kabulov said, answering the question whether the issue of the pullout of US troops from Afghanistan could be raised in the upcoming consultations with the American diplomat.