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Turkish FM ‘advises’ IEA officials on what’s needed to gain int’l recognition

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he advised Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials on what steps need to be taken for the Afghan government to gain international recognition.
“We told them in a very friendly fashion which steps should be taken for international recognition,” Cavusoglu told a press conference.
He said that they focused on the importance of recognition for the Afghan people.
“Without the recognition, many of the problems will not be resolved. There are lots of different types of humanitarian assistance and aid initiatives but without the recognition, they won’t be able to overcome the obstacles.”
Cavusoglu said the Afghan government needs to take certain steps including inclusivity.
“We hear positive messages or announcements but then the action doesn’t follow. We don’t need to hear more messages. We need to see the actions,” Cavusoglu said.
He stated that Turkey is not in a rush to recognize the new government in Afghanistan.
On the issue of airports in Afghanistan, Cavusoglu said that Turkey and Qatar have their agreement in place on how to run and operate the airport, but an agreement with the Afghan interim government has yet to be reached.
“We told them about the projects. We don’t see it as a means of profit, we see it as a support for their development,” Cavusoglu said.
Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Turkey mainly to participate in a diplomatic forum in Antalya. On the sidelines of the meeting, he also met with several foreign diplomats.
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Baradar returns to Kabul after ‘productive’ visit to Tatarstan
During his stay in Tatarstan, Baradar inaugurated the Afghanistan–Russia Business Forum and witnessed the signing of five important memoranda of understanding.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Afghanistan, has returned to Kabul following a four-day official visit to Tatarstan.
Upon arrival at Kabul International Airport, he described the visit as highly productive, highlighting key meetings and agreements reached during the trip.
Speaking to the media, Baradar stated that he held constructive discussions with the President of Tatarstan and the President of Mordovia on political, economic, and trade-related issues.
He also reported comprehensive talks with two Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia, focusing on expanding bilateral trade between Kabul and Moscow, encouraging Russian investment in Afghanistan, and fostering broader economic cooperation between the two countries.
During his stay in Tatarstan, Baradar inaugurated the Afghanistan–Russia Business Forum and witnessed the signing of five important memoranda of understanding.
These agreements cover sectors such as transport and transit, bilateral trade, and collaboration between the private sectors of both nations.
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Trump says he will speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday
The president has been pressuring Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to a ceasefire in the three-year-old war.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three years between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul, Reuters reported.
Trump had offered to travel to Turkey for the talks while in the Gulf last week if Putin would also attend, but Putin declined to take him up on the offer.
The president has been pressuring Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to a ceasefire in the three-year-old war.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that his call with Putin will be on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern (1400 GMT), read the report.
“THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH’ THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE,” he said.
Trump said he would speak with Zelenskiy and various members of NATO afterwards.
“Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end,” he wrote.
Russia has shown little inclination to make concessions in the Ukraine conflict.
Russian negotiators at the Istanbul peace talks on Friday demanded Ukraine pull its troops out of all Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow before they would agree to a ceasefire, a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks told Reuters.
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Tajikistan calls for new border measures amid Afghanistan security concerns

Saimumin Yatimov, the head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, has raised concerns about the situation in Afghanistan and called for implementing new operational methods along the Afghan borders.
Speaking at the 56th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yatimov stated that the threat of international terrorism and the emergence of tension hotspots near the borders, particularly in Afghanistan, require new working strategies.
According to Russian media reports, Yatimov identified international terrorism as one of the main threats to the CIS countries.
However, the Islamic Emirate has not responded to these remarks. It has repeatedly dismissed such concerns as unfounded, emphasizing that it does not allow anyone to use Afghan soil for hostile purposes.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon was also present at the meeting and urged CIS member states to strengthen their security cooperation in light of growing regional challenges.
The 56th meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services was held on Friday in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital.
Member states of the council include Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan participated in the meeting as an observer.
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