KABUL (SW) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for Afghanistan’s de-facto government, has hailed the acceptance of credentials for Afghanistan’s Ambassador Bilal Karimi by the President of China as a significant achievement.
Mujahid told Salam Watandar that the acceptance of the credentials of the Afghan ambassador by a country like China shows that the relations between the two countries have “returned to normal and this will lead to improvements like economic development in various sectors, which is beneficial to both countries.”
Zabihullah Mujahid expressed hope for other countries to adopt a similar policy towards the Islamic Emirate.
Asadullah Bilal Karimi presented his credentials as the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to China on Tuesday, January 30, to the president of this country.
China is the first country to officially accept the credentials of the ambassador of the de-facto government.
Meanwhile, Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to the acceptance of the credentials of the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate by the President of China, has asked the government of this country to clarify its policy towards the de-facto government.
However, criticizing United States’ approach to the de-facto government, Mujahid claims that America has lost its influence in the region. Even so, it has created issues for the official recognition of the Islamic Emirate. “The fact that China took an action yesterday and other countries would follow the same step, shows that America no longer has the influence it had over countries and the region.”
Wali Forozan, an expert on international relations, believes that “China is the first country that has taken this step. The difference between China and other countries is that China has an economic perspective on Afghanistan.”
The President of China accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of 41 countries in an official program.
