Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 25 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /
A meeting of senior officials of the Istanbul process on stabilising the situation in Afghanistan will be held in Azerbaijan on Feb. 6.
A working meeting dedicated to the implementation of confidence building and measures in combating drugs within the Istanbul process has been held in Baku today, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend on Friday.
The main objective of the meeting is to discuss the action plan within the implementation of these confidence building measures. Representatives of 24 state and international organisations attended the event.
The 'Istanbul Process: A New Agenda for Regional Cooperation' is a political process organised by Afghanistan's direct neighbours and those in the region, in all 15 countries conventionally known as the 'Heart of Asia'.
The main purpose of the Istanbul process is to ensure peace, stability and development in Afghanistan through a regional factor. Azerbaijan, which as a country is playing an important role in the development of cooperation in the region by ensuring the stability and development, is a full member of one of the most active participants of the Istanbul process.