Regional security summit pushes economic agenda

• Source: Global Times
• [04:28 October 15 2009]
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Taliban fight

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin said the situation in Afghanistan – but not Iran's disputed nuclear program – had been discussed, according to AFP.

Afghanistan's Taliban urged SCO members in a letter posted on the Taliban website www.alemarah.info to help the radical Islamic movement "liberate" the country from US troops, Reuters reported.

It called on summit participants "to render assistance ... (for) the liberation of the people (Afghans) and countries of the region from the claws of the colonialists and take a decisive stand regarding the West's invasion of Afghanistan."

Representatives from India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan also joined the talks in Beijing as observer nations.

Those from Afghanistan also attended as guests of the host country.

Kang Juan and Zhang Han contributed to this story