Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during his weekly briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC. - Pompeo on September 10, 2020. AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday to travel to Doha to take part in the start of long-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks, President Donald Trump said.
"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be departing this evening on a historic trip to Doha ... for the beginning of intra-Afghan peace negotiations," he said
"I urge the negotiators to demonstrate the pragmatism, restraint, and flexibility this process will require to succeed," Pompeo earlier said in a statement on Thursday.
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