Arg: UK Seeks to Enhance Diplomatic Relations with Islamic Emirate

He added that the restrictions imposed on the Islamic Emirate are not a solution to the current challenges.

Robert Chatterton Dickson, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan, said that he is striving to improve political relations and positive interactions between Kabul and London.

The Presidential Palace (Arg) in a statement said that Dickson, in a meeting with Mawlawi Zakir, head of the political deputy PM’s office, said that his country is cooperating in developing global relations with the Islamic Emirate.

The statement from Arg reads: “Robert Dickson said that he is working to repair political relations and foster positive engagement between the Islamic Emirate and Britain. He considered the meeting of the Political Deputy of the Prime Minister with foreign diplomats in Doha to be positive, and according to him, many issues were clarified, and concerns were addressed.”

“If the UK genuinely desires, it can steer Afghanistan’s relations with the world and the world’s relations with Afghanistan towards compatibility,” said Edris Mohammadi Zazai, a political analyst.

The Arg statement also said that Mawlawi Zakir, in this meeting, described positive relations with the world as the priority of the Islamic Emirate’s foreign policy and added that a high-level governmental commission has been established in the fight against narcotics.

He added that the restrictions imposed on the Islamic Emirate are not a solution to the current challenges.

The press release from Arg added: “He stated that the restrictions imposed on Afghanistan are not a solution and that their significant harm is directed at the people. The General Director of the Office of the Political Deputy of the Prime Minister called for the immediate implementation of the commitments made during the third Doha meeting and added that the Islamic Emirate remains committed to its promises, and to effectively combat narcotics, a high-level Emirati commission has been established, demonstrating the Islamic Emirate’s commitment.”

“In this meeting, discussions were held on what the international community had pledged and committed to during the third Doha meeting, which includes alternative livelihoods and humanitarian aid,” said Samiullah Ahmadzai, a political analyst.

Earlier, the Political Deputy of the Prime Minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, asked foreign diplomats in Qatar to reopen their political missions in Kabul.

Arg: UK Seeks to Enhance Diplomatic Relations with Islamic Emirate