KABUL, Jan 22: A government delegation leaves Afghan capital for
Oslo Saturday for talks on different issues with Norwegian officials.
Led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the delegates will also meet
US and EU diplomats and some Afghan figures.
Inamullah Samangani, deputy government spokesman of the Islamic Emirate
of Afghanistan said that the Afghan delegation that will be comprised of
a number of Afghan ministers will meet with American diplomats, EU
members, Norwegian officials, and other Afghans.
Norway’s Foreign Ministry in a statement said that Afghan
representatives have been invited to Oslo on 23-25 January 2022 to meet
Norwegian authorities, the international community, and other Afghans.
The statement reads that the meetings do not represent a legitimization
or recognition of the Taliban but the de facto authorities must be
talked with so that we prevent political situation leading to a worse
humanitarian disaster.
“We are extremely concerned about the grave situation in Afghanistan,
where millions of people are facing a full-blown humanitarian disaster.
In order to be able to help the civilian population in Afghanistan, it
is essential that both the International Community and Afghan from
various parts of society engage in dialogue with the Taliban.” Reads the
statement.
The visit comes a day after the UE reopened its embassy in the Afghan
capital Kabul.
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