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Afghan, US teams discuss unlocking of foreign reserves

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has discussed the release of Afghanistan’s frozen foreign reserves and economic issues with US representatives in Tashkent. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the MoFA, tweeted that Muttaqi discussed frozen assets, economic…

Time for Afghanistan to change into Asia crossroad: Muttaqi

Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Tuesday said their government had firm determination to transform Afghanistan into the center of peace, stability and economic cooperation. “We seek stability for both us and the world. Stability in Afghanistan not…

Tashkent wants Afghanistan’s reserves unfrozen

The foreign minister of Uzbekistan on Tuesday called for the release of Afghanistan’s frozen foreign reserves. Unblocking the assets would spur the economic recovery process in Afghanistan, Vladimir Norov told an international conference in Tashkent. An independent Russian…

Kabul upbeat about Tashkent conference

Representatives from 20 countries and international organisations will attend a conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent later this month. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will represent Afghanistan at the two-day event slated for July 25-26. Participants will discuss ways…

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Ghani off to Uzbekistan for Tashkent conference

At the head of a high-level delegation, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday left for Uzbekistan to attend an international conference in Tashkent. The two-day Conference -- Central and South Asia Regional Interconnectivity, Challenges and Opportunities -- is an…

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Uzbekistan stoutly backs Afghanistan’s peace push

KABUL and Kabul’s plans in this regard. Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Investment Minister Sardor Umurzakov, who arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, held out the promise at a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani. The two sides discussed ways of further…

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Tashkent suggests UN committee on Afghanistan

KABUL to coordinate peace efforts and facilitate a political settlement in the country. Shavkat Mirziyoye floated the suggestion in his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, said a statement from the Uzbekistan embassy in London. In an effort…

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Tokyo, Tashkent discuss intra-Afghan talks

KABUL, Japan and Uzbekistan. The suggestion was floated by Japan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Katsuhito Takahashi during a telephone conversation with his Uzbek counterpart. On Tuesday, Uzbekistan’s diplomat Ismatulla Irgashev held online talks with Takahashi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Tashkent’s interest in stabilising Afghanistan hailed

KABUL has hailed Uzbekistan’s consistent interest in the promotion of peace and stability in the war-torn country Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Cooperation Mirwais Nab also welcomed Tashkent’s readiness to host intra-Afghan negotiations. He met Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov…

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Tashkent eyes transit trade pact with Kabul, Islamabad

Uzbekistan has evinced a keen interest in reaching a trilateral agreement of transit trade with Afghanistan and to boost trade to higher levels. Uzbekistan’s Ambassador Furqat A Sidikov told businessmen community at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and…

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Tashkent, Berlin discuss key projects in Afghanistan

KABUL. A railroad, power transmission lines and other infrastructure projects came up for discussion at a meeting between special representatives of the two countries for Afghanistan in Baku on Monday. Uzbek president’s representative Ismatulla Irgashev and his German counterpart Markus…

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In a first, Tashkent host talks on regional security

KABUL and Uzbekistan have held talks on an action plan for the implementation of Tashkent Conference decisions, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Friday. National Security Advisor (NSA) Hanif Atmar led a high-level delegation to the neighbouring country for…

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Muster courage and respond to peace offer, Taliban told

UN chief’s special envoy for Afghanistan to muster courage and accept President Ashraf Ghani’s peace offer to end the decades long sufferings in their country. In his address to an international conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent, the Uzbekistan…

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President Ghani leaves Kabul for Tashkent summit

KABUL themed “Peace process, security cooperation and regional collaboration.” A statement the Presidential Palace said the president was accompanied by a high level delegation. Besides delivering his speech in the conference, President Ghani would also discuss bilateral relations and cooperation…

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Tashkent vows to help promote peace in Afghanistan

KABUL. Tashkent will host a two-day international conference on March 26-27 in a bid to jumpstart the Afghan-owned, Afghan-led process for national reconciliation. "Initiating the Tashkent Conference, Uzbekistan by no means intends to confine itself to arranging it as a…