KABUL: Following his first meeting with Saudi Arabia’s new envoy in Kabul, Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister stated that relations with the kingdom were “invaluable” to his country. Amir Khan Muttaqi spoke with Saudi Ambassador to Afghanistan Faisal Torki Al-Buqam on Sunday, less than a month after the Kingdom reopened its embassy in the Afghan capital. “The meeting underlined matters related to expanding bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia,” Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Hafiz Zia Ahmad said in a statement.
“Welcoming the ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and calling Afghanistan-Saudi relations invaluable and historic, FM Muttaqi underscored the need to increase the exchange of delegations between the two countries.”
Saudi Arabia was one of the countries who evacuated diplomats from Kabul in August 2021, following the Taliban’s restoration to power and the withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan. Despite the fact that the Taliban are not officially recognised by any country in the world, Saudi Arabia has joined a number of other foreign states in restarting its diplomatic missions in Kabul.
Since November 2021, the Kingdom has provided consular services to Afghans and later resumed sending help through the King Salman Humanitarian help and Relief Centre. “Our goal is to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to us,” Zakir Jalaly, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ second political division, told Arab News on Monday.
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