Russia: Consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif already functional

KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia says its consulate general in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, is already operational.

The state-run news agency TASS quoted Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov as announcing the functioning of the diplomatic mission.

Alexey Pereverzev is serving as Russian consul general in Mazar-i-Sharif, where the Russian consulate had suspended its work amid uncertainty in 2021.

Russian diplomats were evacuated in January 2022, but the consulate was reopened after a thorough analysis.

PAN Monitor/mud