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Italy pushes for extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan
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- 19 August, 2021
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is working to organize a summit of the Group of 20 major economies on the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover at the weekend, newspapers La Repubblica and Il Messaggero said on Aug. 19, Report informs referring to Reuters.
Italy holds the rotating G20 presidency this year, and a possible meeting is expected to be held before October's scheduled summit in Rome, La Repubblica said.
Draghi is expected to discuss the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 19, the two dailies added.
An online meeting of leaders of the G7 grouping has already been scheduled for next week to discuss a common strategy and approach on the situation in Afghanistan.
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