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Iran says won’t officially recognise Taliban after Tehran talks
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TEHRAN, 11 January 2022, (TON): Its foreign ministry says “Iran is still some time away from officially recognising the Taliban as the government of neighbouring Afghanistan.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Sunday’s high-level talks with Taliban representatives were positive, but Iran is still “not at the point of officially recognising Taliban”.
He added in a press conference “the current condition of Afghanistan is a major concern for the Islamic Republic of Iran and the visit of the Afghan delegation was within the framework of these concerns.”
The Taliban delegation, led by the group’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, met their Iranian counterparts led by Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
It was the first such visit by a Taliban delegation since the group caused the collapse of the country’s Western-backed government amid the chaotic withdrawal of the United States-led forces in August.
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