He also told reporters in Ankara on Thursday that engaging with the Taliban was not the same as recognizing the Islamist group as the country’s legitimate government.
Afghanistan’s economy should not collapse. Therefore, countries that have frozen Afghanistan’s assets abroad should be more flexible so that wages can be paid, he added.
Cavusoglu held talks with the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Ankara on Thursday. The Taliban has already held a number of talks with the United States, ten European nations and EU representatives in Qatar earlier this week.
Afghanistan’s economy has been hit hard by international sanctions.
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