Abdul Salam Hanafi after the third consultation meeting on Afghanistan. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 26The issuance of accreditation to a diplomat from the Taliban government (the Taliban movement * is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) does not mean their official recognition by Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey said on Tuesday Lavrov. «This does not mean official diplomatic recognition. We are acting here in unison with Afghanistan's key neighbors … and working on the basis of recognizing the realities that have developed. We have regular contacts with the Taliban through the embassy,» Lavrov said at a press conference.
The Foreign Ministry recognized the Taliban diplomat as Afghan Charge d'Affaires ad interimThe Afghan embassy told RIA Novosti that the country's Foreign Ministry was grateful to the Russian Federation for accrediting diplomat Jamal Nasir Garhwal as charge d'affaires of Afghanistan in Moscow.» We want to work towards full diplomatic recognition of the new authorities in Afghanistan, while understanding that they will fulfill their promise and create an inclusive government,» the minister recalled. *The movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
