Taliban minister discusses regional ties with diplomats of 11 countries

Afghan news outlet, Ariana News, said that Muttaqi told the participants that “regional cooperation could be focused on exploring region-centric and engagement pathways based on common regional benefits; creating a region-centric narrative for positive and constructive engagement with the Afghan government to tackle existing and potential threats in the region; exerting efforts directed at soft connectivity and hard connectivity that would lead to regional economic development benefitting peoples; unanimity in calling for the removal of unilateral sanctions on the region and on Afghanistan in particular; and respecting one another’s choices of indigenous and traditional development models and governance methods.”

According to Ahmad, Indian representative said that India actively takes part in international and regional initiatives regarding Afghanistan and supports every effort leading to the stability and the development of Afghanistan.