US would sit at table with rivals Russia and China to forge consensus at proposed conference
Mario Draghi, the Italian prime minister, believes he is close to winning the support of Joe Biden to stage a special G20 peace conference on Afghanistan next month that will include key players with close contact with the Taliban including China, Russia and Turkey.
Draghi, the chair of the G20 group of nations, has been working on the plan for days holding talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and is expected to hold a call with the Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.