Foreign Minister Meets Tom West in Doha

KABUL, July. 31 – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan delegation led by Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi including representatives from the Ministry of Foreign affiars , Da Afghanistan Bank and officials from the Afghan Embassy and Political Office in Qatar, met with the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West and accompanying senior fifteen-member delegation from various departments and held two-day talks at plenary anf technical committees level, said a statement of the foreign ministry.

In the meeting, the two sides discussed confidence building, taking practical steps thereof, removing blacklists & lifting sanctions, unfreezing DAB reserves, economic stability of Afghanistan, countering narcotics, and issues on human rights.

IEA reiterated that it was crucial for confidence building that blacklists & reward lists be removed, & bank reserves be unfrozen so that Afghans can establish an economy unreliant foreign aid.

Also, humanitarian aid, freedom of travel, & Afghans’ access to consular services around the world were among importance issues of discussion.

Removal of most of the restrictions on Afghan banks leading to easy transactions was considered a positive development.

Both sides emphasized the continuation of such meetings, understanding, & interactions.