MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Mehr news agency, Zarif will deliver a speech at the event.
Following his trip to India, Zarif will visit China and Japan at the invitation of his Chinese and Japanese counterparts Wang Yi and Fumio Kishida, respectively. He will meet Chinese and Japanese officials as well as take part in business forums.
The Heart of Asia format, established in 2011, provides platform to discuss peace, security issues, political and economic cooperation among Afghanistan and its neighbors. Ministers from 40 countries are expected to attend the conference in Amritsar.