Kabul: A senior delegation of the Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan, led by Abdul Salam Hanafi, second deputy of the prime minister, will be visiting Moscow on Tuesday to participate in the Moscow Format talks, along with representatives from China, Pakistan, Iran and India.
“A high-level delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, led by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy of the prime minister, will arrive in Moscow tomorrow,” said Inamullah Samangani, a spokesman for the Taliban. “The delegation is comprised of Amir Khan Muttaqqi, (acting) foreign minister and some other ministers,” Tolo News quoted him as saying.
The deputy minister of information and culture, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the theme of discussion for the meeting was regarding political and economic issues currently plaguing the country. “We hope this meeting results in good steps politically as well as steps toward recognition of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan by other countries,” he said.
Representatives of the US, China, Pakistan, Iran and India have been invited to the Moscow meeting. However, the US has said it will not attend the talks citing logistical reasons.
The IEA hopes that the Moscow conference will prove fruitful and lay the ground for improvement of the political and economic relations with the rest of the world and lead to recognition of the current government in Afghanistan, lifting the war torn country out of isolation.
“The Moscow conference… will assess the issue of the new transformation in Afghanistan–should they recognize the new government or not? I think this conference is very important for Afghanistan. The delegation of the Emirate is participating and the Afghans expect a conclusion from this conference which is in the interests of the Afghans and will bring Afghanistan out of isolation,” said Abdul Satar Saadat, a political analyst.
Russian media, citing the country’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, reported that another meeting would be held among the representatives of US, China, Russia and Pakistan, also called the Troika Plus.
“US, Russia, China and some other countries–each of them will attempt to be first in engaging with the Taliban,” said Jawid Sangdel, an international relations expert.
A source close to Abdullah Abdullah, the former chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, said that former president, Hamid Karzai and Abdullah were invited to the conference, but the Russian embassy in Kabul denied it, terming it as false.
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