UZBEKISTAN’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO KABUL PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS

Sat 23 November 2024:

The newly appointed ambassador of Uzbekistan, Oibek Usmanov, presented a copy of his credentials to Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Wednesday.

Muttaqi Usmanov and assured him that the ministry will fully cooperate with him on relevant matters.

The acting minister said Afghanistan and Uzbekistan now have operational embassies in each others’ countries, which is a sign of progress in bilateral relations.

He emphasized that practical steps should be taken in the field of major economic projects between the two countries.

Usmanov in turn said relations between the two countries are brotherly and promised to make efforts to further develop relations between the two countries during his mission.

The new ambassador also said the regular visits by delegations to each others’ countries was an example of the close relations that already exist.

No country has yet officially recognized the Islamic Emirate as the government of Afghanistan however, a number of regional countries have accepted and recognize Taliban diplomatic missions.

Taliban Deputy PM Hanafi meets Uzbekistan’s delegation of religious scholars

Last month Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the Prime Minister of Taliban met with a high-ranking delegation of Uzbekistan’s religious scholars in Kabul.

In the meeting, Mufti Nuruddin Khaliq Nazar, chairman of the Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan, who was heading the delegation, stated that the purpose of their trip to Afghanistan was to strengthen and develop relations between the two countries, saying that Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have religious, historical and cultural commonalities, and considering these commonalities, they can develop and expand their relations in various fields.

__________________________________________________________________________