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Washington’s Thomas West meets with Uzbekistan officials over Afghanistan
In a post on X on Sunday, West stated that he had a discussion with Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov, Deputy Chairman of the National Security Council of Uzbekistan, and Ismatullah Irgashev, the country’s special representative, about Afghanistan.
Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan affairs, met with Uzbekistan officials to discuss issues around Afghanistan.
In a post on X on Sunday, West stated that he had a discussion with Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov, Deputy Chairman of the National Security Council of Uzbekistan, and Ismatullah Irgashev, the country’s special representative, about Afghanistan.
He added that during this meeting, he discussed many common interests and the way forward in Afghanistan.
According to him, this meeting was held in Washington.
This comes ahead of the June 30 Doha meeting which will see special representatives of various countries come together for the third time to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
The Doha meeting will be hosted by the United Nations
Last week the Islamic Emirate issued a statement on the meeting and said the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi met with the UN Secretary General’s special representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, and the two sides discussed the upcoming Doha meeting.
According to the statement, the UN envoy said her team is working on the meeting’s agenda and seeks to prepare the agenda in such a way that is acceptable to all parties.
She added that she wants to hear the Islamic Emirate’s opinion on the final agenda of the Doha meeting, and once the agenda is finalized, official invitations will be sent to the participants of the meeting.
Muttaqi emphasized that it is important to prepare the agenda in a way that is acceptable to all parties.
He added that the IEA government has shared its position on the third Doha meeting with all parties and is working closely with the stakeholders in this matter.
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Pakistan: Afghanistan’s India ties a bilateral issue, but its soil must not be used against us
Following first phone call between foreign ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and India, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said on Friday that Islamabad refrains from commenting on the bilateral relations of other states.
“Afghanistan is a sovereign, independent country. We do not comment on what kind of relations it wants to pursue with other countries. It is Afghanistan’s sovereign right,” the spokesperson said in a press conference.
However, the spokesperson emphasized that regardless of the nature of Afghanistan’s relations with any third country, Pakistan expects IEA to ensure that Afghanistan’s soil is not used against Pakistan.
Last Thursday, for the first time, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held phone talks with IEA’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Acting Justice Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Abdul Hakim Sharei, left for Russia on Saturday to participate in the 13th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
The three-day conference will kick off on coming Monday and will be attended by ministers of justice, judicial officials and legal experts from various countries.
Acting Minister of Justice of the Islamic Emirate will deliver a speech on the nature of laws, the need for reforms in international law, ensuring justice and the role of the Islamic Emirate in international relations, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday left Kabul for Iran to attend Tehran Dialogue Forum.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the foreign ministry, said that the delegation accompanying Muttaqi also includes Abdul Latif Nazari, deputy minister of economy.
In addition to participating in the Tehran Dialogue Forum, Muttaqi is scheduled to meet with his Iranian counterpart and other high-ranking officials to discuss bilateral relations.
Tehran Dialogue Forum will be held on May 17-19.
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