Turkey, Taliban govt vow to boost bilateral ties

Turkish envoy meets Afghanistan’s deputy premier Abdul Salam Hanafi in Kabul

Turkey’s ambassador to Afghanistan met the Taliban’s second acting deputy prime minister and assured of strengthening bilateral ties between Kabul and Ankara, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Ambassador Cihad Erginay and the Taliban’s Abdul Salam Hanafi “emphasised the strong bonds between Turkish and Afghan people and reaffirmed their commitments to further bolster the relations between our brotherly nations," during the meeting, the Turkish Embassy said on Twitter.

Ambassador @cerginay and Acting Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi in their meeting emphasized the strong bonds between Turkish and Afghan peoples and reaffirmed their commitments to further bolster the relations between our brotherly nations. pic.twitter.com/ax0SVS2lL0

— TurkishEmbassyKabul (@turkembkabul) September 29, 2021

Erginay has also met with the Taliban’s Acting Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi in a bid to boost bilateral trade.

“They (Erginary and Azizi) expressed their joint commitment to boosting bilateral trade volume as well as increasing industrial output and discussed ways to achieve these goals,” the embassy tweeted.

Ambassador @cerginay had a courtesy meeting with Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi. They expressed their joint commitment to boosting bilateral trade volume as well as increasing industrial output and discussed ways to achieve these goals@MoICAfghanistan pic.twitter.com/2PQpF3rbRI

— TurkishEmbassyKabul (@turkembkabul) September 29, 2021

Turkish President Recep Tayyip said last month Ankara was ready to help Afghanistan recover from years of conflict and strife if the nation also looks out for its own unity and solidarity.

“What concerns us as Turkey is that Afghanistan should recover swiftly … We are ready to provide all kinds of support for the unity and solidarity of Afghanistan as long as we get the same approach from it,” Erdogan had said.