Istanbul: Turkey said on Tuesday that there was “no need to rush” to identify them. Talibanregime in Afghanistan, adding that Ankara was still in discussions about operating Kabul’s strategic airport.
In an extensive television interview, the Foreign Minister mevlut kavusoglu Voiced a cautionary note about Turkey’s future ties with the radical Islamist group.
He said Afghanistan’s new government needed to be “inclusive”, adding that women and several ethnic groups should be given ministerial positions.
The Taliban claimed full control of Afghanistan on Monday, saying they had won a crucial battle for Afghanistan. Panjshir Valley, the last remaining holdout of resistance against his rule.
But Cavusoglu said the international community should take a wait-and-see approach before recognizing his regime, which takes a similar tone. The European Union In a meeting last Friday.
“There is no need to rush,” he said. “This is our advice to the whole world. We must work together with the international community.”
Turkey is in talks with the Taliban in Kabul, where it still has a diplomatic presence, about terms under which it can help operate the Afghan capital’s airport.
US officials say they no longer control airspace in Afghanistan and the main airport in Kabul, which was seized by US forces in August for evacuation, is dilapidated.
Cavusoglu said Turkey is working with Qatar and the US on terms under which the airport can be reopened for regular flights needed to provide humanitarian assistance, evacuate stranded citizens and re-establish diplomatic missions in Kabul. can.
But he said safety remains an important point, stressing that commercial flights cannot resume until airlines – and their insurers – feel conditions are sufficiently safe.
“In my view, the Taliban or Afghan forces can ensure security outside the airport,” Kavusoglu said.
“But inside, there may be a security company that is trusted by the international community or all other companies,” he said. “Even though airlines, including Turkish Airlines, are willing to fly there, the insurance companies will not allow it.”
In an extensive television interview, the Foreign Minister mevlut kavusoglu Voiced a cautionary note about Turkey’s future ties with the radical Islamist group.
He said Afghanistan’s new government needed to be “inclusive”, adding that women and several ethnic groups should be given ministerial positions.
The Taliban claimed full control of Afghanistan on Monday, saying they had won a crucial battle for Afghanistan. Panjshir Valley, the last remaining holdout of resistance against his rule.
But Cavusoglu said the international community should take a wait-and-see approach before recognizing his regime, which takes a similar tone. The European Union In a meeting last Friday.
“There is no need to rush,” he said. “This is our advice to the whole world. We must work together with the international community.”
Turkey is in talks with the Taliban in Kabul, where it still has a diplomatic presence, about terms under which it can help operate the Afghan capital’s airport.
US officials say they no longer control airspace in Afghanistan and the main airport in Kabul, which was seized by US forces in August for evacuation, is dilapidated.
Cavusoglu said Turkey is working with Qatar and the US on terms under which the airport can be reopened for regular flights needed to provide humanitarian assistance, evacuate stranded citizens and re-establish diplomatic missions in Kabul. can.
But he said safety remains an important point, stressing that commercial flights cannot resume until airlines – and their insurers – feel conditions are sufficiently safe.
“In my view, the Taliban or Afghan forces can ensure security outside the airport,” Kavusoglu said.
“But inside, there may be a security company that is trusted by the international community or all other companies,” he said. “Even though airlines, including Turkish Airlines, are willing to fly there, the insurance companies will not allow it.”
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