The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said what the radical Taliban group* needs to do to reach a peace agreement with the United States. It is reported by the Associated Press.
According to Pompeo, the Taliban need to reduce violence.
“We are working on a peaceful plan, correctly placing all the commas and reconciling each word. Once we were already close to an agreement, prepared a joint document, but the Taliban could not demonstrate their will and readiness to reduce the level of violence”, – he said.
According to the US representative, the American side is still hoping to conclude an agreement, work in this direction continues.
Earlier, Presidential Adviser on National Security Robert O’Brien said that American leader Donald Trump could make a deal with the Taliban in 2020.
*“Taliban” – the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.