Afghan meet put off by a day

UNITED NATIONS, NOV. 24. The U.N.-sponsored talks on forming an interim administrative set-up in Afghanistan, scheduled to begin in Bonn on Monday, has been put off by a day to allow time for Afghan representatives to hold consultations before the formal opening of negotiations.

The U.N. has decided to commence talks on Tuesday as it will provide 20-30 representatives of various factions to have informal consultations amongst themselves in Bonn prior to the formal sessions, Mr. Ahmed Fawzi, spokesperson for U.N.'s top Afghan envoy, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, told presspersons here. The Taliban has not been invited for the meeting, he added.

- PTI

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