US Secretary of State John Kerry would not meet representatives of the Afghan Taliban during his visit to Qatar later this week, his spokesperson said today.        

"Secretary Kerry would not be meeting Taliban representatives," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.        

Kerry is scheduled to be in Doha from June 21-23 to hold bilateral talks with the Qatari rulers, during which the Afghanistan reconciliation talk, situation in Syria and the Middle East Peace process is expected to be among the top priorities.      

Psaki said the US is hoping that the peace talks with the Taliban would take place soon. She, however, did not confirm media reports that the talks have been scheduled for Monday.