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Chinese foreign minister in Qatar for talks with the Taliban

Qatar has a history of mediation related to Afghanistan.
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China’s top diplomat will be in Qatar this week to meet with Taliban officials. 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will head to Doha today and stay through tomorrow to meet a delegation of the “interim government of the Afghan Taliban.” Wang was invited by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference today. 

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