As part of a tour that included several countries.. the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar visits Moscow and discusses with his Russian counterpart the Afghan file

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, will hold talks in Moscow on Saturday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, focusing on the situation in Afghanistan.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the two ministers will exchange Moscow and Doha's views on the current situation in Afghanistan and the region's crises, in addition to discussing the progress of bilateral relations between the two countries.

The visit of the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to Russia is part of a foreign tour that has so far included Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, and it focuses on the Afghan file, in addition to the relations between Doha and these countries.

On Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu received his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in the capital, Ankara. The two ministers discussed recent developments in Afghanistan, and Qatari-Turkish aid to this country to restart Kabul International Airport.

This morning I met my brother @MevlutCavusoglu in Ankara to discuss his visions and perspectives on #Afghanistan.

I am pleased with the results of our fruitful cooperation on the Kabul airport, which has contributed to the resumption of the safe evacuation of civilians, and created a link between Afghanistan and the outside world.

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— Muhammad bin Abdulrahman (@MBA_AlThani_) September 10, 2021

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Istanbul, Omar Al-Hajj, stated that the brief statement of the Turkish Foreign Ministry clarified that the developments in Afghanistan are the main reason for the meeting between the Foreign Minister and his Qatari counterpart.

The reporter added that both countries presented the Taliban with an offer to operate Kabul Airport, and there was no response to their request, but the Turkish and Qatari technical teams are currently operating the airport.

After the meeting, the Qatari foreign minister posted a tweet on Twitter, in which he said that cooperation between his country and Turkey regarding Kabul Airport contributed to the resumption of the safe evacuation of civilians, and created a link between Afghanistan and the outside world.