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IEA’s political deputy meets with Azerbaijan ambassador
Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, political deputy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Kabul, at the Sapidar Palace on Tuesday.
The Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ilham Mohammadov said that Azerbaijan and Afghanistan respect each other’s territorial integrity in addition to their religious, cultural and historical commonalities.
Ilham Mohammadov said that Azerbaijan appreciates the achievements of the Islamic Emirate in the areas of security, eliminating administrative corruption and eradicating drug cultivation, production and trafficking.
He added: “It is a historic opportunity that Azerbaijan has opened its embassy in Kabul. Because we want to have good relations with Afghanistan in all sectors.”
The ambassador of Azerbaijan pointed out that last year the high-ranking delegation of his country visited Kabul, during which the diplomats of the two countries were received in Kabul and Baku. He said he hoped to further strengthen relations and interactions between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan in various fields.
Mohammadov pointed out that his country wants to increase its cooperation with Afghanistan over the Trans-Caspian Corridor, while cooperating in the sectors of economy, agriculture, oil and gas, but in this sector, his country needs the full support of the Islamic Emirate.
Kabir, the IEA’s political deputy prime minister in turn congratulated him on his new mission and the reopening of that country’s embassy in Kabul and added: “I wish that your presence will be important and effective in the development of relations between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.”
Kabir added that the Islamic Emirate is interested in expanding relations and increasing cooperation with Azerbaijan in various fields, and has always supported and continues to support Azerbaijan’s position on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Pointing out that the Islamic Emirate’s foreign policy is economy-oriented and its basis is rooted on economic and commercial cooperation with other countries, he said: “We have started work on infrastructure projects in Afghanistan and we are trying to strengthen the Afghan economy in this way.”
“Afghanistan has the status of a bridge between Central and South Asia, so we want to work through economic and trade relations with the countries of the region to strengthen the economy of Afghanistan and the region.”
The Political Deputy pointed out that the Islamic Emirate wants to use the geographical location of Afghanistan to provide suitable conditions for transit and trade, therefore we ask Azerbaijani investors to invest in Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate will provide them with the necessary facilities.
Referring to the position of Azerbaijan and its transit activities, Kabir said: “We want to deliver our commercial goods to Europe through Azerbaijan, and the role of Azerbaijan is important in this regard.”
Kabir said in conclusion that the Islamic Emirate wants stability, development and regional cooperation, but the stability of the region is related to the joint cooperation of all countries in the region.
Three road construction projects worth about one billion Afghanis started in capital Kabul on Saturday.
The projects were inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The projects are: the second phase of Kotal Khairkhane road, the first part of the Shahid square to Qasaba, and the Airport road to Gumruk.
In the inauguration ceremony, Mullah Baradar said that Kabul municipality is working hard to beautify and regulate the city, and people should cooperate with the government in protecting public benefit projects.
He directed the officials of Kabul municipality to complete the mentioned projects on time and with good quality.
The second phase of Kotel Khairkhaneh road is 2.5 kilometers long and 60 meters wide. Thie road will cost 364 million Afghanis and will be completed in 20 months.
The Shahid square-Qasaba road is 1.8 kilometers long and 45 meters wide, which will be built at a cost of 175 million Afghanis in one year.
The Airport-Gumruk road is 2.7 km long and 60 meters wide, which will be completed at a cost of 407 million Afghanis in 20 months.
The projects are funded by Kabul Municipality.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Friday that the main threat for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members emanates from Afghanistan where international terrorist groups find shelter due to unstable and indefinite political situation.
Speaking at a meeting of the SCO defense ministers in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, Shoygu said Washington has stepped up efforts to restore its positions in Central and South Asia that were lost after the withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan, Anadolu Agency reported.
The military chief called “unacceptable” the deployment of the American military infrastructure in the region, arguing that intentions should be regarded as “a direct threat to stability in the SCO space.”
According to him, the US is trying to impose a new security system in the Asia-Pacific region for dominance.
This comes as the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that it does not allow anyone to pose threats to any other country from Afghanistan soil.
Recently, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid said that no destructive groups including Daesh have physical presence in Afghanistan,
In a statement on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the Mujahideen against the then communist government, the Islamic Emirate said that it is a day of freedom of the Afghan nation.
The Islamic Emirate described the coup by People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan on 27th April 1978 as a dark day in history, as a result of which the people of Afghanistan suffered severe human and financial losses.
The statement said that the Afghan nation suffered huge casualties in their 14-year struggle against the thoughts and actions of the communists, as 1.5 million people died and millions more faced various hardships.
“After 20 years of Jihad, our country was freed from another occupation and the Islamic system was established, so the Islamic Emirate will make its utmost efforts so that the fruits of decades of sacrifice and struggle of this nation are not wasted,” the statement said.
“It was the wish of the martyrs to fully implement the Islamic system in the country, and therefore, the Islamic Emirate is trying to facilitate development and prosperity under the shadow of the Islamic system in order to realize the goals of the Afghan people’s jihads,” it added.
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