Russia&& s Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul that a high-level Russian delegation will go to Kabul in the near future to discuss the expansion of bilateral cooperation with the Islamic Emirate.Kabulov and Muttaqi talked about bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Russia, specifically financial cooperation, financial investment and transit, the Foreign Ministry stated in a statement.Muttaqi explained the relations between the Islamic Emirate and Russia as crucial, stressing that the ties ought to be broadened to include financial and trade cooperation.He stated check outs to Kabul by high-level authorities was very important, including that during the previous year, many officials of the Islamic Emirate have actually been invited to Russia to attend worldwide meetings.Meanwhile, the Russian diplomat stated that his nation wishes to broaden its relations with Afghanistan in the financial and trade sectors.This comes on the heels of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko&& s remarks that the completion of legal procedures to get rid of the Islamic Emirate from Moscow&& s terrorist list will supply positive motivation to Russian-Afghan relations.In an interview with Russia&& s TASS news company, released early Sunday, Rudenko said && getting rid of the terrorist organization&& s status from the Taliban Movement (Islamic Emirate) will associate a positive inspiration to Russian-Afghan interaction in various spheres, in the economy in the very first circumstances.&&& & As regards the problem of the official acknowledgment of present Afghan authorities, it is early to speak about it thus far.
Let&& s act slowly, action by step, but we do not plan to synthetically impede the processes,& & Rudenko noted.Russia has actually been gradually constructing ties with the Islamic Emirate considering that it regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021 but the IEA is still formally banned in Russia.In action to Russia&& s remarks last month, the IEA&& s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated the Islamic Emirate && values the positive remarks by the high-ranking officials of the Russian Federation in this regard and hope to see more effective steps quickly.&