Doha / Information Office  / August 14

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met today with Head of the Political Office of the Taliban Movement Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting dealt with reviewing the latest developments in Afghanistan at the security and political levels, in addition to following up on the Afghan peace talks taking place in Doha.

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during the meeting, called on Taliban to de-escalate and agree to a ceasefire, to contribute to efforts aimed at speeding up the process aimed at reaching a comprehensive political resolution that guarantees a prosperous future for Afghanistan's government and people.

The State of Qatar, in cooperation with the United Nations and international partners, continues its efforts that have been ongoing for many years to establish peace, security, and stability in Afghanistan. Doha has also hosted last week an expanded international meeting on Afghanistan, that was crowned with an agreement by the participants on a number of positions including the importance of accelerating the peace process, negotiations over tangible proposals from the two Afghan sides, in addition to working on rebuilding trust, ending violence between the two sides, and respecting international law. The participants also stressed that they will not recognize any government in Afghanistan that is imposed using military force.