KABUL: Sergey Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, stated yesterday that a delegation from the council recently traveled to Kabul on the orders of President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral relations and trade exchanges with the Taliban.
According to the Interfax news agency, Shoigu made the remarks at a press conference following the thirteenth international security conference in Moscow.
He said, “Recently, a delegation from the Security Council traveled to Afghanistan to discuss the next steps for advancing relations with the Afghan side.”
Shoigu noted that the Russian delegation held discussions with Taliban officials regarding
“transport corridors, joint exploration of mines, expanding trade, and agriculture.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense’s management center held a meeting from June 6 to 8 on regional security issues, which was attended by a Taliban delegation for the first time.
In recent weeks, several delegations led by Taliban ministers have visited Russia. Russia has also shown interest in participating in several key projects in Afghanistan, including the Trans-Afghan Project.
