“There is no rush.

We need to see how the situation inside Afghanistan will develop, what kind of government will be formed, what political principles they will declare, how they will build relations with neighbors.

The most important thing is that there is a clear understanding that a threat to neighboring countries and our state should not come from Afghanistan, ”TASS quotes Makei as saying.

He noted that "this region as a whole and Afghanistan as a country is of serious interest to us."

Makei also said that European business is still interested in working with Belarus, despite the Western sanctions against Minsk.