.
Japan: Japanese team to meet Taliban for negotiations
- font size decrease font size
increase font size
TOKYO, 06 September 2021, (TON): Japan’s government has instructed its embassies in countries neighboring Afghanistan to provide assistance if any Japanese nationals or local cooperators are seeking evacuation by a land route.
Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu said on an NHK program that there are still a small number of Japanese citizens in Afghanistan due to individual circumstances.
He said “there are also many local staffers of the Japanese embassy in the country and the government will have to consider ways to evacuate Japanese nationals and local people.
Motegi said “some people may even try to flee the country by land, but this is dangerous and is not recommended.”
He said “he had instructed Japanese embassies in nearby countries to create a support system for such people.”
Motegi referred to a ministerial meeting of relevant nations scheduled for Wednesday to discuss responses to the Taliban.
He said “it’s important to work with China and Russia, which have a certain level of influence on Afghanistan.”
Leave a comment
Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.
