Beijing: A top Chinese official said on Wednesday that special envoys from China, Russia and Pakistan met top officials of the Taliban interim government in Kabul to discuss the formation of an inclusive government to tackle terrorism and the humanitarian situation.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing that the three special envoys visited Kabul from 21 to 22 September and were accompanied by Acting Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan Akhund, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi, Finance Minister and other high-level officials. conversed with. Interim government, PTI reported.
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Special envoys from China, Russia and Pakistan also met Afghan leaders Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul.
“Hey @KarzaiH and I welcomed His Excellency Zamir Kabulov, Envoy of the Russian President to the AFG, His Excellency Yu Xiaoong, Special Envoy of China to the AFG, and His Excellency Mohammad Sadiq Khan, Special Envoy of Pakistan to the AFG. We exchanged views on current developments in the country, and welcome the role…,” tweeted Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation under the previous government.
“… of the AFG’s neighbors in achieving peace, stability and inclusive government. They emphasized the formation of an inclusive government, acceptable to all, peace, stability, liberal policy, respect for women’s rights, for all Afghans Equal right to education and regional cooperation,” he posted on the micro-blogging platform.
It is the first time that foreign diplomats have met with former presidents Karzai and Abdullah, who remained in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in mid-August, before the withdrawal of US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops.
The meeting coincides with the Taliban naming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan’s new ambassador to the United Nations.
The Taliban also asked in their letter to Guterres to allow him to attend and speak at the 76th session of the General Assembly currently underway in New York.
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Citing a Russian government news release on the visit of three envoys to Kabul, Russia’s TASS news agency reported: “The Taliban paid special attention to advancing relations with Russia, China and Pakistan, and three efforts to strengthen peace.” Emphasizing the leading role of countries and security in Afghanistan.”
Russia, China and Pakistan have kept their embassies open in Kabul, while the US, India and EU countries have closed their missions after the Taliban came to power.
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