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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. Good afternoon. Afghanistan As you saw a short while ago in a joint statement, the Republic of Turkey, the State of Qatar and the United Nations, said that they are co-convening a high level and inclusive conference from 24 April to 4 May between the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. Turkey will be hosting the conference in Istanbul. The statement said that the co-conveners are committed to supporting a sovereign, independent and unified Afghanistan. It adds that the overriding objective of the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan Peace Process is to accelerate and complement the ongoing intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on the achievement of a just and durable political settlement.

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