Turkey’s President Erdogan says Ankara is ready to lead the proposed G20 working group on Afghanistan
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at an extraordinary session of the G20 Leaders' Summit, which convened to discuss Afghanistan, via video call from Istanbul, Turkey on October 12, 2021.
"Ensuring security and stability in Afghanistan as soon as possible is of critical importance not only at the regional but also at the international level," Erdogan said , speaking at the G20 extraordinary meeting on Afghanistan, joining via video conference from Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul on Tuesday.
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