Afghan Acting FM, OIC Special Envoy Meet On Humanitarian, Development

Amir Khan Muttaqi

KABUL, Mar 7 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Tariq Ali Bakheet, special envoy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.

During their meeting, held yesterday, Muttaqi and Bakheet discussed efforts made by the OIC, concerning implementation of a resolution by an OIC extraordinary session, held in Dec, 2021, in Islamabad, Pakistan, the ministry said in a statement.

The two sides also discussed the legal process of the humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan, set up by the OIC, humanitarian and development assistance, as well as, positive developments in Afghanistan, according to the statement.

“The OIC supports Afghanistan and cares about the needs of Afghan people, so the OIC reopened its office in Kabul and resumed its operation in Afghanistan,” Bakheet was quoted in the statement, as saying.

The OIC office in Kabul will coordinate the organisation’s humanitarian efforts with Afghanistan and international partners, he said.

On Friday, the OIC reopened its office in Kabul and resumption of the OIC activities are expected to enable the organisation to fulfill its obligations, to support the Afghan people in various fields, according to him.