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EU Presidency Calls for Crisis Meeting on Afghanistan
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Add as preferred source on Google(Reuters) – The Slovenian EU presidency on Wednesday called for a crisis meeting to discuss the situation after the takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul by the Taliban.
Slovenia’s Interior Minister Ales Hojs, after an extraordinary conference with his counterparts on the migrant crisis in the Baltic region, told reporters he hoped a similar meeting could be convened to discuss Afghanistan.
Such a meeting could take place in a matter of days, an EU official said, though it was not immediately clear whether it would be again the interior ministers that would come together.
Slovenia currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, meaning the country chairs meetings of ministers from EU states.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; editing by Kate Abnett)
The Slovenian EU presidency called for a crisis meeting following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul.
The Slovenian Interior Minister is Ales Hojs, who expressed hope for a similar meeting to address the migrant crisis.
An EU official indicated that the meeting could occur in a matter of days, although the specific participants were not confirmed.
Slovenia currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, which involves chairing meetings of ministers from EU states.
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