During a meeting with the Russian ambassador and an economic delegation, the Taliban's Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Abdul Manan Omari, said that a technical team should be formed to send Afghan workers to Russia.
Omari also called for a suitable market for Afghan agricultural products in Russia.
The Taliban's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that Mullah Abdul Manan Omari met with Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov and a delegation led by Nikolai Sazhnov, the government's economic and trade adviser.
In this meeting, he said, "The Taliban want good interaction and mutual respect with the countries of the region and the world. Fortunately, this approach has strengthened political relations and established economic and trade relations with some countries."
Referring to Russia's "importance and position in the region," he called for expanding economic relations with Russia. The Taliban's Minister of Labour once again proposed sending Afghan workers to the Russian Federation.
This request comes as Omari had earlier proposed the issue of sending Afghan workers to the country in a meeting with Russian Labour Minister Anton Kotyakov in June this year.
Russian Ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov announced significant progress in trade relations between Afghanistan and Russia and stressed that his country is committed to further developing economic relations with Afghanistan.
In the past three years, economic cooperation between Russia, Central Asian countries, and Afghanistan has gained significant momentum. In addition to expanding economic relations, these countries have also taken the lead in political interactions with the Taliban.
Russia recently removed the Taliban from its list of banned groups. Earlier, Kazakhstan had also removed the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups.
