KABUL, SEPT 2: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs says that the Islamic Emirate has made great achievements in the field of diplomacy recently, and more progress is expected in the coming days.
Speaking to a group of diplomats at the Afghan Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Afghan citizens are forced to leave the country due to poverty and unemployment, and they should be treated well and their problems addressed properly.
Muttaqi said at the meeting that countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan have accepted an Afghan ambassador.
“The United Arab Emirates accepted our ambassador. The neighboring country of Uzbekistan accepted our ambassador. Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan accepted our charge d’affaires and there are other countries where we will see a good development in the coming days,” said Muttaqi.
Regarding the invalidation of documents from several Afghan embassies in Europe, Muttaqi said the embassies were given three years to interact with the foreign ministry and provide services to the people, but some of these embassies refused to do so.
Therefore, we declared the documents of some of these diplomatic institutions invalid, he said.
“Istanbul is the gateway to Europe. We gave former diplomats three years to interact with the center (Kabul) and serve the people, but unfortunately some of them did not show up. Finally, we had to declare the documents of some embassies and consulates invalid,” Muttaqi added.
He also stated that the work of big projects has started, there are no challenges with the countries of the region, and that the value of the Afghan currency has been preserved.
This comes after he recently visited Cameroon to participate in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting.
