Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (not in the picture) during the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 28, 2018. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday called for a political settlement in Afghanistan as his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis offered Switzerland to play a peace-broking role between warring factions. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)