Afghan foreign minister to visit Pakistan on Wednesday

[ghazi52]

Afghan foreign minister to visit Pakistan on Wednesday

• Spokesman of foreign ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi says delegation will discuss bilateral ties between the two countries

BR Web Desk
09 Nov 2021

Afghanistan has said that its Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi will be visiting Pakistan on Wednesday.
In a tweet on Tuesday, the spokesman of the foreign ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi announced that a senior delegation led by the FM will discuss bilateral ties between the two countries as well as the economy, transit, refugees and expanding facilities for the movement of people.

It will be the first visit of an Afghan minister to Pakistan since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15.

Last month, during his visit to Kabul, FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said that a Taliban delegation will visit Islamabad in the next few days. Speaking to the media, Qureshi said that he had a detailed and result-oriented discussion with the Taliban leadership.

Almost all members of the Afghanistan cabinet were present, and the two sides talked about a wide array of bilateral issues, including steps to increase trade and regional connectivity, the FM said.

"Hopefully, their [Taliban government] delegation will come to Islamabad in the next few days so that we can take these talks forwards and settle matters," he said.

 

[ghazi52]

Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and other ties as the Taliban seek global recognition and the unfreezing of assets to prevent an economic crisis.

In an earlier tweet on Wednesday, spokesman of the foreign ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi announced that a senior IEA delegation left for Pakistan at 04:00 pm today. "The delegation includes Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Commerce as well as working groups," he wrote.

Muttaqi was extended an invitation to visit Pakistan by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during his visit to Kabul last month. This is the first visit of a minister from the interim government after the Taliban took over the reins of the government in Afghanistan.

Muttaqi is a senior Taliban leader who was part of the Doha talks last year where the withdrawal of American troops was discussed.

The news of Muttaqi’s visit comes a week after Pakistan allowed diplomats appointed by the Taliban-led government to take charge of the Afghan embassy and consulates in Pakistan.

Though Pakistan’s government does not recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, it continues to maintain diplomatic contact with the country. Sardar Muhammad Shokaib was appointed as the charge d’affaires in Islamabad by the interim Taliban government.

Pakistan has been trying to convince the world to diplomatically engage with the Taliban after they seized control of Kabul on August 15. However, the international community is still skeptical about the group, especially on issues of terrorism emanating from the war-torn country and the Taliban's promises to respect human rights.

 

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Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and other ties as the Taliban seek global recognition and the unfreezing of assets to prevent an economic crisis.

In an earlier tweet on Wednesday, spokesman of the foreign ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi announced that a senior IEA delegation left for Pakistan at 04:00 pm today. "The delegation includes Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Commerce as well as working groups," he wrote.

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Muttaqi was extended an invitation to visit Pakistan by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during his visit to Kabul last month. This is the first visit of a minister from the interim government after the Taliban took over the reins of the government in Afghanistan.

Muttaqi is a senior Taliban leader who was part of the Doha talks last year where the withdrawal of American troops was discussed.

The news of Muttaqi’s visit comes a week after Pakistan allowed diplomats appointed by the Taliban-led government to take charge of the Afghan embassy and consulates in Pakistan.

Though Pakistan’s government does not recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, it continues to maintain diplomatic contact with the country. Sardar Muhammad Shokaib was appointed as the charge d’affaires in Islamabad by the interim Taliban government.

Pakistan has been trying to convince the world to diplomatically engage with the Taliban after they seized control of Kabul on August 15. However, the international community is still skeptical about the group, especially on issues of terrorism emanating from the war-torn country and the Taliban's promises to respect human rights.

I have seen some Afghans really weeping that Pakistan is not issuing visas. Pakistani establishment, rather than handling enemies sitting in India and Europe, is pissing off the general afghan public, who are mostly friendly towards Pakistan.
I will ask planners in Pakistani establishment to not to create more enemies for Pakistan and the people of Pakistan.

 

[SD 10]

Lolz.....that's the best who can visit IK.

By the way no one reorganises Islamic "Emirates" of Afghanistan.......For the world it is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan....

In case you haven`t noticed .... No one here gives a shit about the world!

 

[King Julien]

I wonder if they will have diplomatic relations with kaafir nations?

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Lolz.....that's the best who can visit IK.

By the way no one reorganises Islamic "Emirates" of Afghanistan.......For the world it is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan....

The "same world" that also claims Pakistan created, funded and sustained the Afghan Taliban?

I wonder if they will have diplomatic relations with kaafir nations?

They probably have been having relations with your mama.

 

[kingQamaR]

Lolz.....that's the best who can visit IK.

By the way no one reorganises Islamic "Emirates" of Afghanistan.......For the world it is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan....

you are mocking our neighbour rulers who beat the worlds greatest military alliance against them lol

where R u from let’s judge your country then ?

 

[ghazi52]

Int'l engagement with Afghanistan crucial to avert civil war, Qureshi tells Troika Plus meeting

Naveed Siddiqui | APP
November 11, 2021


China decides to join Pakistan’s ‘Troika Plus’ meeting on Afghanistan 24 hours after turning down India's invite

US State Department's Special Representative and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan Thomas West (R) at the Troika Plus meeting. — Photo courtesy: Foreign Office

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses the 9th meeting of Troika Plus in Islamabad on Thursday. — Photo courtesy: Foreign Office

A group photo of world leaders flanked alongside Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (third from left) participating in the Troika Plus meeting. — Photo courtesy: Foreign Office

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that it was crucial for the international community to avoid repeating mistakes of the past and pursue positive engagements in order to avert economic collapse or an all-out civil war from breaking out in Afghanistan,.

Addressing the opening session of the two-day meeting of Troika Plus — comprising US, Russia, China and Pakistan — held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign minister said engagement with Afghanistan was important as nobody wished to see a relapse into civil war and an economic collapse to spur instability.

"Everyone wants terrorist elements operating inside Afghanistan to be tackled effectively and we all want to prevent a new refugee crisis," he said.

He said peace in Afghanistan was not only important for Pakistan, but for the rest of the world as well.

The foreign minister said that Afghanistan stood at the brink of economic collapse today and with international funding dried up, it had become difficult to even pay salaries, let alone pursue development projects.

He said people were reeling under the effects of a severe drought, adding that any further downward slide would severely limit the new administration's capacity to run the government.
"It is, therefore, imperative for the international community to buttress the provision of humanitarian assistance on an urgent basis," he stressed, adding that the sectors of health, education and municipal services required urgent attention.

The foreign minister said enabling Afghanistan to access its frozen funds would dovetail into the efforts to regenerate economic activities and move the Afghan economy towards stability and sustainability.

Similarly, he said, the UN and its agencies must be urged to find ways to reach out to the common Afghan and help stabilise the situation.

Qureshi said being an immediate neighbour, Pakistan had a direct stake in Afghanistan's peace and stability.

With a shared heritage and history, we consider every ethnic community of Afghanistan important in the final destiny of the country, he said.

He mentioned that Pakistan had already taken a number of steps to facilitate people in Afghanistan.

"These include waiver of customs duties on perishable food items to support farmers in Afghanistan, provision of humanitarian assistance, facilitating pedestrian movement, keeping the border open during Covid-19 and visa on arrival for medical cases."

He recalled that during his visit to Kabul last month, he had endeavoured to understand the new Afghan government's expectations from the international community.

"It also provided us the opportunity to share our assessment with the Taliban leadership and highlight the international community's expectations of them," he said.

"We believe Taliban are interested in engagement, as they seek international acceptance and support," he added.

The meeting was attended by Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan's Special Representative to Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq, US State Department's Special Representative and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan Thomas West, Russia's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov and China's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Yao Jing.

Separately, Prime Minister Imran Khan also urged the international community to fulfil "its collective responsibility to avert a grave humanitarian crisis confronting [the] people of Afghanistan".

Expressing these views in a tweet, he added that his government had assured Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan, of providing "all possible humanitarian aid to Afghanistan."

"Pakistan has always stood with the Afghan people in their hour of need ... We are sending essential food items, emergency medical supplies and winter shelters to provide immediate relief to Afghan ppl. We will also provide free Covid-19 vaccines to all Afghans travelling across the border into Pakistan," he tweeted.

 

[ghazi52]

Russia said it all & Pravin Sawhney is spot on. India has no role in Afghanistan.

 

[ghazi52]

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