Georgian de facto Tskhinvali ‘official’, Taliban co-founder discuss ‘regional security’ in Kabul
De facto foreign intelligence official from Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has met with the Taliban’s co-founder and current vice PM in Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Photo: Mohammad Naim’s Twitter.
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The de facto foreign intelligence service head in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, Aleksey Maksimov, has met with the Taliban co-founder and current vice-PM in the new caretaker government of Afghanistan, Abdul Ghani Baradar, to discuss ‘regional security and the security issues of the two countries,’ the Taliban’s spokesperson Mohammad Naeem has tweeted.
The de facto government of Tskhinvali had announced its plans to strengthen ties with the Taliban which is now exercising control of Afghanistan.
نن د افغانستان اسلامي امارت د رئيس الوزراء مرستيال محترم ملا برادر آخند د جنوبي اوسيتيا جمهوريت د بهرني امنيت ارګانونو له رسمي استازي ماکسیموف سره وليدل.
— Dr.M.Naeem (@IeaOffice) September 23, 2021
په ناسته کې د دواړو هېوادونو په اړونده موضوعاتو، سيمه ايز امنيت او د افغانستان پر وضعيت او وروستيو تحولاتو خبرې وشوې. pic.twitter.com/76cSaBw7MU
Tskhinvali hopes that like Russia, Venezuela, Nauru and Syria, Afghanistan under the Taliban will also recognise it ‘as an independent state.’
Issues related to both countries, regional security and the situation in Afghanistan as well as recent developments were discussed at the meeting,” Naeem tweeted.
According to local media, Maksimov was invited from Russia and took the post in Tskhinvali shortly before.
Russia recognised Abkhazia and Tskhinvali of Georgia as independent states after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Since then only Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have joined Russia in the recognition, while the rest of the international community call upon the country to leave the Georgian territory.