Islamabad:
Pakistan gently responded to the Russian decision on Friday that recognized the Afghan Taliban government and said the case was between the two sovereign states.
“We have seen the news of Russian recognition of the government in Kabul,” spokesman for the Foreign Office Shafqat Ali Khan said at a weekly news briefing.
“Russia is an important country in the region. It has legitimate security interests in this part of the world and are also friends with all countries in the region. Pakistan enjoys very warm and cordial relations with Russia,” he added.
“Both countries maintain the positive course and further expand the cordial connections.
Unlike Pakistan’s protected reaction, China welcomed the Russian decision to formally recognize the Taliban government. China was the first country to send a full -time ambassador to Kabul in March last year and accepted the Taliban -pointed out broadcast in Beijing. Unlike Russia, however, China never formally announced that it had recognized the Taliban government.
Diplomatic sources said that other countries can also follow when regional countries previously decided to decide on Afghanistan with consensus.
The United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan are appointing full -time ambassadors to Kabul.
However, there was no clarity whether Pakistan would immediately or formally recognize the Taliban government. Pakistan has had a difficult relationship with the Taliban government over its lack of fuel -border terrorist attack.
Pakistan would use the recognition as a leverage with the Taliban government. However, China recently tried to mediate between Pakistan and China. Recently, China hosted a trilateral meeting in Beijing, after which Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties.
The spokesman said the process of appointing ambassadors was underway. It is assumed that the Taliban government, in return for Pakistan, who upgraded the ties, had agreed to tackle Pakistan’s security concerns.
Officials who were familiar with the development said the Taliban government in recent weeks took some steps to tackle Pakistan’s security concerns. However, they were of the opinion that there was much needed much like terrorist homes.
This week, Pakistan Neutralized a major infiltration bid from terrorists from Afghanistan. As many as 30 penetrating were killed in two operations in Hassen Kheil’s district of North Waziristan. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement called on the Afghan Taliban government to fulfill its promise not to let his land be used by terrorist groups.
