KABUL/MOSCOW, JUL 21: Dmitry Zhirnov , the Russian ambassador to Afghanistan, has said that Moscow will act based on its interests when deciding to recognize the “Taliban” and remove them from the list of banned organizations.
“Moscow’s interaction with representatives of the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) has become closer, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan,” Dmitry Zhirnov said in an interview with TASS.
“Work on the visits of Afghan delegations is very active. In the first half of the year alone, the Minister of Higher Education, the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee visited Russia. Last year there were even more visits,” Zhirnov said.
Dmitry Zhirnov added that Moscow’s interaction with “Taliban” officials has become closer. He mentioned this in reference to recent visits by officials of the interim government to Russia.
According to Zhirnov, economic relations between Moscow and Kabul are also expanding.
Earlier Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, announced that the process of removing the “Taliban” from the list of banned organizations is ongoing.
