The Taliban have announced the appointment of Alexander Sergeyevich Ogorodnikov as Belarus’s new non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday, November 1, that Alexander Sergeyevich Ogorodnikov had presented his credentials to Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister.
During the meeting, Amir Khan Muttaqi expressed the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ readiness to cooperate fully with the new Belarusian ambassador.
According to the statement, Muttaqi described the expansion of relations between the Taliban and Belarus as important and emphasised the need to strengthen economic cooperation and regional connectivity between the two sides.
Meanwhile, the new Belarusian ambassador pledged to work towards expanding economic and trade relations with the Taliban during his mission.
