China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi Meets Taliban Leaders in Kabul
- Wang Yi’s visit is the first since Taliban’s return to power
- Government recognition; poverty on the agenda for talks
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul unannounced and held talks with the Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and others leaders, his first visit since the militant group seized power last year.
“Important issues” related to joint efforts in alleviating the country’s humanitarian crisis and improving bilateral trade were on the agenda, the Taliban’s deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi said by phone from Kabul.