Putin: I hope the Taliban will keep their commitments

The Russian president Vladimir Putin said today during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Kremlin, that the situation in Afghanistan was a priority in the talks with the German Chancellor, which lasted almost three hours, and expressed the hope that the Taliban will keep their promises and guarantee the security of Afghans and diplomatic missions.

According to the APE, the Russian president said that it is not in Russia’s interest to focus on the outcome of the US military campaign in Afghanistan and that the important thing is to create good neighborly relations with Afghanistan, noting that Moscow and its partners must join forces to help the people of Afghanistan.

Russia is interested in stabilized the situation in that country, he added.

At the same time, the Russian president said that other countries should not try to impose expressed their values ​​in Afghanistan and expressed the hope that the Taliban would fulfill their promises to restore order in Afghanistan.

“We see that the Taliban have announced termination of war and began to enforce order, promising to guarantee the safety of residents and foreign diplomatic missions. I hope that all this will be put into practice “, he said characteristically, adding that” this whole process should be monitored carefully by the international community in the coordinating role of the UN Security Council “.

The Russian president also stressed that it is particularly important “not to allow penetration terrorists in the territories of neighboring countries with Afghanistan, who will appear as refugees “.