Russia says Taliban’s initial assurances ‘positive signal’
“I consider it a positive signal that the Taliban in Kabul are declaring and in practice showing their readiness to respect the opinion of others,” Lavrov said
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki in Moscow, Russia May 5, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Taliban's initial assurances since completing their military takeover of Afghanistan over the weekend have been a "positive signal".
"I consider it a positive signal that the Taliban in Kabul are declaring and in practice showing their readiness to respect the opinion of others," Lavrov said.
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