Monitoring Desk
KABUL: National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has arrived in Uzbekistan for meeting with security and government officials of the neighbouring country.
The National Security Council (NSC) social media handler said that Mohib would discuss peace process, regional cooperation, counter terrorism and counter narcotics with Uzbek officials.
“The two sides are also expected to review progress of the Bilateral Security Commission, an action-oriented joint security cooperation mechanism between the two countries,” the NSC tweeted.
Mohib’s trip to Uzbekistan happened at time when Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Kamolov and special envoy Ismatullah had met Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the capital of Qatar.
In a statement, Taliban spokesman Zahibullah Mujahid said the Uzbek officials arrived in Doha on Sunday for talks Mullah Baradar, who is also head of Taliban’s political office.
The statement said the Uzbek minister expressed happiness at the meeting with Baradar and conveyed him respects from the Uzbek president. (Pajhwok)
