Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province, for the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries, Russian Foreign Ministry said.

An extended meeting of the China-U.S.-Russia consultation mechanism on the Afghan issue will be held on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting on Afghanistan, according to China's Foreign Ministry.

Yue Xiaoyong, China's special envoy for Afghan affairs, will chair the meeting and special representatives for the Afghan issue of the U.S., Russia and Pakistan will attend the meeting.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will also have a group meeting with the attendees.