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India's Foreign Minister who deals with the Taliban's Amir Khan Muttaqi.
China facilitated a meeting between Pakistan and the ministers of Afghanistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to send ambassadors to each other soon.
New Delhi:
Days after the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs S Jaishankar spoke with the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi of the Taliban – the first outreach at ministerial level by India to the Taliban government of Afghanistan, China quickly moved to organize a meeting between Islamabad and Kabul.
During the informal meeting, moderated by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, both Pakistan and Afghanistan “in principle” agreed to send ambassadors to each other's country as quickly as possible. They also expressed their willingness to upgrade the level of diplomatic ties, has said a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
China concerns diplomatic Afghanistan
In addition to the meeting, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also held bilateral discussions with the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan and the Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar.
Beijing, which aims to promote stronger ties between Islamabad and Kabul, was taken into action after seeing India's outreach to the Taliban government. China was the first country to accept an ambassador of the Taliban-Runned Administration in Kabul, although it does not formally recognize its government. New Delhi, who has also kept diplomatic channels open, has to officially recognize the Taliban government.
The Afghanistan-Pakistan comparison
The ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan have remained tense since December 2024, when nearly 50 people were killed in the province of Paktika in Afghanistan after the Air Force of Pakistan had bombed the region.
When he saw that most of those who died in the bombing were children and women, Pakistan has not officially confirmed that it was their army that the action carried out. Islamabad, however, said that it carried out “anti-terror operations” in Afghanistan against terrorist groups that occur against Pakistan.
Over the years, Pakistan openly blamed Afghanistan because he was a “safe haven” for terrorists who focus on the focused – Kabul has rejected these allegations.
The Taliban government of Afghanistan has also expressed concern about the way in which Pakistan deported tens of thousands of refugees. Mr. Muttaqi had met his counterpart Ishaq Dar last month to tackle these concerns.
Who said what after today's meeting
In China, thanking for facilitating conversations with the Taliban, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs “welcomed a positive momentum in bilateral ties, including improved diplomatic involvement, trade and transit determination.”
Chinese Foreign Minister said that Beijing and Islamabad also agreed to support the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan and are willing to expand trade exchanges with Afghanistan. Mr. Wang also said that during conversations all parties agreed on security cooperation, combating terrorist troops and protecting regional peace and stability.
Taliban's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi also emphasized the importance of political and economic relations with both countries and expressed hope of further progress in these areas in the future. “
India broadens cooperation with Taliban
India and the Taliban government have taken steps to strengthen ties since August 2021, when the regime came to power after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Over the years, a series of meetings between Indian diplomats and Taliban officials have worked on a broader cooperation between the two countries that have shared historical ties.
Although tires are not yet normalized, India's policy compared to Afghanistan under the Taliban regime is aimed at providing humanitarian aid and the well-being of Afghan citizens. Diplomatic initiatives are also underway to bring normality with ties. A series of diplomatic meetings also took place in the past year.
A high -level meeting also took place in Dubai this year, when Foreign Minister Vikram Miskri, together with an Indian delegation, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi of Taliban met and an Afghan delegation. The two leaders held broad bilateral conversations, also on Chabahar Port.
The Dubai meeting was aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of humanitarian aid, developmental assistance, trade, trade, sports, cultural ties, regional safety and projects of national importance.
In recent times, the Indian government has also allowed the Taliban to gradually take control of the Afghan missions in New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad to provide consular services to its subjects in India and to help people from Afghanistan to India to India or to receive medical care.
(Inputs from Reuters)
