INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.&
