Georgian de facto Tskhinvali ‘official’, Taliban co-founder discuss ‘regional security’ in Kabul
De facto foreign intelligence official from Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has met with the Taliban’s co-founder and current vice PM in Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Photo: Mohammad Naim’s Twitter.
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The de facto foreign intelligence service head in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, Aleksey Maksimov, has met with the Taliban co-founder and current vice-PM in the new caretaker government of Afghanistan, Abdul Ghani Baradar, to discuss ‘regional security and the security issues of the two countries,’ the Taliban’s spokesperson Mohammad Naeem has tweeted.
The de facto government of Tskhinvali had announced its plans to strengthen ties with the Taliban which is now exercising control of Afghanistan.
نن د افغانستان اسلامي امارت د رئيس الوزراء مرستيال محترم ملا برادر آخند د جنوبي اوسيتيا جمهوريت د بهرني امنيت ارګانونو له رسمي استازي ماکسیموف سره وليدل.
— Dr.M.Naeem (@IeaOffice) September 23, 2021
په ناسته کې د دواړو هېوادونو په اړونده موضوعاتو، سيمه ايز امنيت او د افغانستان پر وضعيت او وروستيو تحولاتو خبرې وشوې. pic.twitter.com/76cSaBw7MU
Tskhinvali hopes that like Russia, Venezuela, Nauru and Syria, Afghanistan under the Taliban will also recognise it ‘as an independent state.’
Issues related to both countries, regional security and the situation in Afghanistan as well as recent developments were discussed at the meeting,” Naeem tweeted.
According to local media, Maksimov was invited from Russia and took the post in Tskhinvali shortly before.
Russia recognised Abkhazia and Tskhinvali of Georgia as independent states after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Since then only Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have joined Russia in the recognition, while the rest of the international community call upon the country to leave the Georgian territory.
Georgian Prime Minister Minister Irakli Garibashvili has responded to the recent death of four individuals from the country’s Russian-occupied Gali district and stated that the ‘occupation regime will definitely be held accountable for all its illegal actions in Georgia.’
Tbilisi has strongly condemned the opening of about 20 polling stations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region for the September 19 Duma elections of Russia, stating that the step is an ‘obvious example’ of annexation. The Georgian Foreign Ministry says that Russia ‘once again violated the international law’ and urged the international community to give a ‘due response’ to the country’s illegal activities in Georgia.
Tank units from the fourth Russian military base are taking part in military exercises in the Russian occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, Radio Liberty Georgian service reports. 30 tank units participated in the drills which involved the destruction of moving targets. A total of four bilateral battalions and one regiment are conducting tactical exercises in the Stavropol Krai, Rostov region, the Chechen Republic, the Volgograd region and the Crimea.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze says that the increased militarisation of the two occupied regions of Georgia Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) by Russia is alarming and Georgia is in need of the support of the international community.
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