'No plans' for Starmer to meet with Taliban at COP29

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'No plans' for Starmer to meet with Taliban at COP29

Sir Keir Starmer has "no plans" to meet with the Taliban during the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, Downing Street said.

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