Taliban: We want relations with Moscow based on mutual interests
According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, Abdulmanan Omari, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Taliban government who has gone to Russia to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in response to the journalists’ questions about Putin’s statements about the need to develop relations with Kabul, clarified: Afghanistan’s ruling body wants relations with Russia based on mutual benefits.
In response to the question of what the Taliban wants from Moscow or what hope it has from expanding relations with Russia, the brother of Mullah Omar, the former head of the Taliban, clarified: interests are always mutual, there is no demand for mutual interests, both sides should pursue their own interests. consider and proceed based on those interests.
In his speech at the 27th meeting of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Omri also stated: Afghanistan is an independent and safe country, and better use should be made of Afghanistan’s geographical location for trade and connecting the region.
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