INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was hosted by Vladimir Narov, minister of Foreign Affairs of
Uzbekistan, and attended by the foreign ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan, and Zhang Ming, the
Secretary General of the SCO, on Friday in Tashkent.The political and human situation as well as how to connect and grow Afghanistan&s trade
and economic cooperation have been the focus of discussion among the foreign ministers of Shanghai summit.However, this is the first
Shanghai meeting after the political changes in Afghanistan.Pakistan&s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari considers the Shanghai
meeting as a good opportunity to discuss the strengthening of trade and economic cooperation and Afghanistan&s connection with regional
countries.With the new political developments that have emerged in Afghanistan, there is a need for all the neighboring countries of
Afghanistan and the countries of the region to work together for sustainable stability in Afghanistan,& said Zardari.He has also emphasized
the need to expand cooperation between Kabul and Islamabad and has expressed hope for the development of communications, including economic
relations between the two neighboring countries.At the same time, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country&s
position is close to that of other members of Shanghai and Moscow is working with the new leadership of this country based on the current
realities in Afghanistan.We have a very close position with our Uzbek friends in terms of the need to know the current realities in
Afghanistan and we work with the current leadership based on these realities,& said Lavrov.In the meantime, Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting
minister of Foreign Affairs, said in an exclusive interview with WION that the major problems faced by the Islamic Emirate in the past
months are now being resolved and Afghanistan&s relations with neighboring countries and the region are improving.We have dealt with many
challenges over the years, and most of them have been addressed
The law-and-order situations in Afghanistan have improved now, and the foundations of the country&s economy are also improving day by day
Political ties with neighboring, regional countries and the international community are improving gradually
So, the major challenges that we&re facing have been reframed to a greater extent,& Muttaqi said.He also further added: &However,
Afghanistan has come out of a four-decade-long conflict
There are still many challenges, including the economy, and we&re hopeful of finding a solution to the remaining challenges too and I&m
optimistic that with the level of progress that we&re making, we will be able to deal with the remaining challenges and find a good
future.The foreign ministers of the SCO, in addition to the issues of strengthening trade and economic relations and connecting more member
countries, at the end of their two-day meeting, also asked the United States to release the frozen assets of the Central Bank of
Afghanistan.The members of Shanghai also emphasized on the observance of human rights, and women&s work and education in Afghanistan, and
stressed the need for reforms to make the government more inclusive in Afghanistan.Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate considers itself committed
to respecting the rights of all citizens within the framework of Islamic values ​​and has always emphasized that it is committed
to bringing reforms in the government.The post SCO foreign ministers emphasized the need for bilateral ties with Afghanistan first appeared
