Draghi proposes special G20 summit on Afghanistan to Xi

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has lobbied China’s President Xi Jinping for a special G20 summit on the situation in Afghanistan. In a phone call, Xi and Draghi discussed the „latest developments in the Afghanistan crisis and possible forums on international cooperation to address it, including the G20,“ Italy’s news agency Ansa reported. According to the report, they also discussed bilateral cooperation between Italy and the People’s Republic and preparations for the regular G20 summit in Rome in October.