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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan in a bid to expand mutual ties have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in political, economic and security spheres. the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Thursday.

The agreement was signed between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmenistan counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Thursday at a ceremony in  Ashgabat.

The officials of the two countries also signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and bilateral documents on various fields including agreements on customs cooperation and air traffic, on the location of international railway crossing at the common state border, on the oil and gas sector and on increasing the volume of Turkmen electricity supplied to the Afghan province of Herat.

A memorandum of understanding was also concluded for the construction of the Aqina-Andkhoi railway and the rules for organizing the railway communication between the Serhetabat-Turgundi stations at the joint state border were adopted.

In addition, the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Magtumguly Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts of the Academy of Science of Turkmenistan and National Archive of Afghanistan was signed.

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President of Turkmenistan said that his country is supporting the efforts for peace and security of the region and that expanding regional cooperation in reaching for sustainable development.

Berdimuhamedov stressed that his country wants the issue of Afghanistan to be solved through peace talks and that Turkmenistan as an “impartial” country is ready for any kind of cooperation in this regard.

He also said that peace and security can pave the way for implementation of mutual plans between Kabul and Ashgabat, adding that his country has been able to launch great plans in energy, telecommunication and transport sectors with Afghanistan.

Berdimuhamedov, meanwhile, noted that with the implementation TAPI gas project, 12,000 job opportunities will be provided in Afghanistan and that the country could receive $1 billion annually from the project.

On his turn, President Ghani said that terrorism is a common threat to the region and world and that cooperation and coordination are better for the region than conflict, contention, and lack of cooperation.

He said Kabul and Ashgabat are united in security cooperation in the framework of internationally agreed standards and the UN Anti-Terrorism Strategy.

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Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Afghanistan from Tuesday

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(Last Updated On: May 20, 2024)

Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Afghanistan tomorrow (Tuesday), officials said on Monday.

The Ministry of Transport said that a Turkish Airlines plane will land in Kabul airport on Tuesday.

“Tomorrow, Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Kabul International Airport. There will be four flights between Kabul and Istanbul per week. This is good news for Afghan travelers. For those Afghans who travel to European countries, they can move easily through Turkey,” said Imamuddin Ahmadi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Transport.

However, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized that visas should be provided to businessmen and citizens of the country, otherwise companies will benefit the most, not Afghan citizens and businessmen.

“Not a single passenger is allowed, the reason is that they do not issue visas. If the Turks don’t start issuing visas, or the Arabs don’t issue visas, the plane will come for the cargo and there will be little movement of people,” said Khanjan Alokozay, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment.

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Kabir tells UN official IEA will attend Doha meeting if its ‘position is accepted’

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(Last Updated On: May 20, 2024)

In a meeting with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Deputy Prime Minister said the Islamic Emirate will participate in the third Doha meeting if its “position” is accepted.

He said that Afghanistan is under the complete control of the Islamic Emirate and that the country “has an Emir” and the government is “obeyed”.

According to a statement issued by Mawlavi Abdul Kabir’s office, the deputy prime minister told DiCarlo: “The previous meeting in Doha was incomplete due to some shortcomings of its organizers, and the position of the Islamic Emirate should be accepted in the next meeting so that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate will participate in it.”

The Secretary General of the United Nations once expressed regret for the Islamic Emirate’s non-participation in the Doha meeting, but at the same time said that accepting the demands of the Islamic Emirate is equivalent to its recognition.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate is asking the United Nations and other countries to recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

Kabir said that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled all its obligations and “rules over the entire geography of Afghanistan… There is a central government in all of Afghanistan that has an emir and is obeyed.”

The United Nations is expected to hold the third Doha meeting with the participation of special representatives of countries for Afghanistan, but it has not set a date for it yet.

The Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the United Nations meanwhile visited Kabul this week and invited the Islamic Emirate’s officials to participate in the Doha meeting.

According to the deputy prime minister’s office, DiCarlo informed Kabir about the Doha meeting and said that “the Islamic Emirate’s conditions for participating in this meeting are not difficult.”

She expressed hope that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate will participate.

She said that representatives of a number of international organizations and countries have been invited to the Doha meeting, including the World Bank.

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UN’s DiCarlo meets with Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah over Doha meeting

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(Last Updated On: May 20, 2024)

Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, and the country’s former CEO Abdullah Abdullah met with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs this weekend, regarding the third Doha meeting.

In a statement issued by Karzai’s office, it is stated that during the meeting they emphasized the need to help and support the people of Afghanistan and said that they considered education in Afghanistan essential.

They also emphasized the need for national understanding to achieve peace.

DiCarlo, who is on a trip to Kabul, has already met and discussed numerous issues with a number of officials of the Islamic Emirate.

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