KABUL, 12 March 2022, (TON): The Antalya Diplomacy Forum included officials and envoys from around 200 countries, including acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, and the meeting focused on Ukraine but Afghanistan was also on the agenda. 

A delegation of the Islamic Emirate left Kabul for Turkey earlier in the week, and the forum will run from March 11-13.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Muttaqi held a trilateral meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West.” 

Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for MoFA said “in this meeting, many different matters including the recognition of the Islamic Emirate, economic development and the extension of political relations were discussed.” 

Muttaqi told the reporters in Turkey “the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled all conditions for recognition and should be recognized by the international community. The Afghan assets should be released and there should be engagement with Afghanistan and the right Afghans.”