INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi said in a meeting with the special envoy of Russia for Afghanistan on Wednesday that
relations between Kabul and Moscow are strengthening by the day and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is grateful to Moscow for
supporting Afghanistan in international forums.According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muttaqi stressed that
trade relations between Afghanistan and Russia should be expanded.He said that Afghanistan is ready to play a positive role in the transit
of Russian goods to South Asia after the reconstruction of Salang Highway.According to the statement, Zamir Kabulov, Russia&s special envoy
for Afghanistan, said that some countries want to advance their own agenda in the region by creating new mechanisms.Kabulov said that
nothing should be done without the approval of the Afghan government.He said, if any country has a problem with Afghanistan, it can discuss
it bilaterally with the government of Afghanistan.The envoy said that some countries see that the regional countries are expanding
cooperation with the Afghan government, and they want to intervene in the issues of the region with new mechanisms and create hurdles for
progress.The Russian diplomat also emphasized that the United States should release the frozen assets of Afghanistan and allow these
reserves to help Afghanistan&s economy.The post Afghanistan-Russia relations strengthening daily, Muttaqi tells Kabulov first appeared on
