MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove the Afghan Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations had been “taken at the highest level”, the state TASS news agency reported. The decision needs to be followed up with various legal procedures in order to make it a reality, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) meeting Afghanistan’s Taliban Leaders. — Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/File Moscow convinced for “pragmatic dialogue” with Afghan govt: FM Decision needs various legal procedures to make it reality: envoy. Russia added Afghan Taliban to its terror list in 2003. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia stated on Wednesday that its partnership with China is not directed against other countries, but the two powers could unite their capabilities if confronted with a threat from the United States. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasised that Moscow and Beijing would respond to US efforts at ‘double containment’ with a ‘double counteraction’. … Read more