In the capital of Norway, Oslo hosts three-day negotiations of the delegation of the Taliban movement with Western officials and representatives of the Afghan civil society on the issue of providing humanitarian assistance to residents of Afghanistan and respect for human rights in the country.
Deutsche Vella transfers that the Taliban delegation in 15 people is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Temporary Cabinet of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaki. Negotiations pass in one of the hotels in Oslo in closed mode.
On the first day, January 23, representatives of the Taliban met with activists involved in the problems of women’s rights and human rights defenders from the Afghan diaspora. In further meetings with Taliban, the diplomats of Norway, European Union, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the USA will also take part.
At the same time, the representative of the FRONT of the National Resistance of Afghanistan Ali Mysham Nazari criticized Norway for holding negotiations. And the head of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Annicen Hyuitfeldt stated that the upcoming meetings do not mean the recognition of the Government of Afghanistan formed by the Taliban. “But we must talk to the de facto authorities of the country. We cannot allow the political situation to led to an even greater humanitarian catastrophe,” Hyuitfeldt emphasized.
Norwegian telegraph office with reference to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry writes that Norway has taken on the organization of Taliban’s visit to Oslo. Rent a private aircraft For flight to Oslo Taliban, Norway costs Norway in about 3.5 million Norwegian crowns (about € 350 thousand). The ministry said that this is about half of the total amount of 7 million kroons, in which, as expected, will cost the entire visit, including security costs, transport, hotel and holding meetings. For this initiative, the Norwegian Cabinet has already criticized the opposition.