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Afghan, Pakistani FMs discuss security and trade in Islamabad
Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), and his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, discussed security and trade in a bilateral meeting in Islamabad on Sunday.
Muttaqi and Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed their desire to pursue continuous and practical engagement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
On peace and security, the foreign ministers emphasized the need for enhanced coordination to counter terrorism and deepening bilateral cooperation, the statement said.
Regarding bilateral and transit trade, the two sides stressed the importance of removing impediments to trade in order to advance the goal of enhanced regional economic integration and connectivity, according to the statement.
Muttaqi and Minister for Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, are on a visit to Pakistan from 05-08 May 2023. Besides holding bilateral meeting, Muttaqi also participated in the 5th China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue with the participation of the Chinese Foreign Minister, where the three sides agreed to advance political engagement, counterterrorism cooperation and enhance trade, investments and connectivity under the trilateral framework.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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