Chargé d'Affaires of Afghanistan meets with UN Political Adviser in Ashgabat
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan announced an important meeting between Chargé d'Affaires of Afghanistan Fazl Mohammad Sabir and Political Adviser of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Andrey Larin.
During the discussion, Larin emphasized the main goals of the UN Centre, including support for the countries of the region and strengthening cooperation with Afghanistan. He acknowledged the recent positive developments in Afghanistan, especially in comprehensive development, large infrastructure projects and new public initiatives.
Larin stressed the importance of combating drugs, creating jobs, and especially noting the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project and other key infrastructure initiatives in cooperation with Turkmenistan.
Sabir reiterated Afghanistan's commitment to an economically oriented policy aimed at strengthening relations with the international community. He also outlined the significant achievements of the Islamic Emirate over the past three years, especially in improving political, economic, transport and transit relations with neighboring countries, primarily with Turkmenistan, Ariana news reports.
Earlier this week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry announced that it had received an invitation to the next meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan and intends to take part in it. This was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs in the interim government of Afghanistan formed by the Taliban, Amir Khan Mottaki, at a press conference in Kabul.
In January, the special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan, director of the second Asian department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, said that the work of the Moscow format on Afghanistan would continue in 2024. These meetings traditionally take place in the second half of the year, in the fall. The next meeting of the Moscow format on Afghanistan will take place in the next two weeks in Russia.
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