KABUL, 14 March 2022, (TON): Afghanistan’s delegation during its visit to Turkey met with Turkish officials and discussed the pending deal on operating Kabul airport and several other international airports in Afghanistan.

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu and discussed a range of issues, including the Afghan airports.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the two sides agreed to resolve the remaining issues in the near future.

The Foreign Ministry said “the two sides talked on Kabul Airport and other Afghan International Airports, assessing provisions of the contract that needed further discussions, pledging that both countries, including Qatar, would work on solving outstanding issues through technical discussions at the earliest.”

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate’s acting Minister of Information and Culture, Khairullah Khairkhwa, told Turkey’s Daily Sabah that an agreement with Doha and Ankara is close.

He said “Turkey and Qatar and the Afghan government have been nearing an agreement, so hopefully in the near future it will be finalized.”