Islamic Emirate foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart

China’s ambassador in Kabul, Wang Yi, assured Muttaqi of the meeting.

Muttaqi met Wang Yu, China’s ambassador in Kabul on Sunday evening Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s interim foreign ministry said

The date and venue of Muttaqi’s meeting with the Chinese foreign minister “will be determined later,” Balkhi said on Twitter.

If the meeting materializes, Wang Yi will be the fourth foreign minister to meet officials of the interim Taliban government, following his counterparts from Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Qatar.

The acting Afghan foreign minister and Chinese ambassador also discussed the resumption of exports of pine nuts from Afghanistan to China.

The Chinese side has assured “that they will make all necessary arrangements and begin exports soon,” Balkhi added.