First published at 17:13 UTC on July 4th, 2024.
The plan to remove from the list of terrorist groups and invite to the economic meeting
At the invitation of Russia, a Taliban delegation has participated in the economic meeting in St. Petersburg, which started on June 6 and continues until June 8. …
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The plan to remove from the list of terrorist groups and invite to the economic meeting
At the invitation of Russia, a Taliban delegation has participated in the economic meeting in St. Petersburg, which started on June 6 and continues until June 8. The first participation of the Taliban delegation in the St. Petersburg economic meeting in 2022 attracted attention inside and outside of Russia. If the ministries of justice and foreign affairs of Russia had not suggested to the president to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations, perhaps the presence of the Taliban in this meeting would not have attracted much attention.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not directly commented on removing the Taliban from the list, but said it was necessary to develop "relations" with the Taliban and the "current government" in Afghanistan.
what does it mean? Hans-Jakob Schindler, from the international organization "Combating Extremism Project", says that although he is not familiar with the internal decision-making processes in the Russian Foreign Ministry , it is believed that Russia has "mutual expectations" regarding the proposal to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations.
He explains that expecting the Taliban to reciprocate is not without its problems: "The Taliban are always willing to accept concessions in advance, but it becomes very complicated to get concessions from them later. Deutsche Welle
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