The head of the Afghan Foreign Ministry announced his intention to develop economic ties with all countries
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Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, following the eighth meeting of the Moscow format of consultations, announced the country’s desire to develop economic, political and cultural relations with all states.
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The Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan has been held since 2017 to discuss the situation in the country. Representatives of ten states are participating in the current meeting.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi at the eighth meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan.
Afghanistan intends to develop economic relations with all states, and also wants to pay attention to the development of political and cultural ties, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is pursuing an economically oriented policy and wants to develop economic relations with all states, in addition to cultural, political and other relations (ed.),” he said following the eighth meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan.
On October 5, the eighth meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultations (MFC) on Afghanistan is being held in Moscow at the level of special representatives/senior officials of Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Delegations from Belarus and Egypt are invited as guests. The first meeting of the IFC was held in 2017.
Open Questions
- What specific economic agreements were discussed?
- What is the status of recognition of the Afghan government by participants in the format?
