Russia Will Make Decision to Recognise Taliban 'in Due Time' - Foreign Ministry
© Sputnik / Ksenia KormilitsynaThe Ambassador of Iran to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qumi, acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan and member of the Taliban leadership, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russia's Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov (left to right) pose for a group photo during the 6th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan.

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The decision on recognizing the current Afghan authorities by Russia will be made by the country's leadership "in due time", Moscow is currently awaiting the arrival of the Afghan ambassador, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
"The Russian side has informed the Afghan authorities about raising the level of Afghanistan's diplomatic representation in Moscow to ambassador, we are expecting his arrival in Russia. As for the official recognition of the current Afghan authorities, we believe that the corresponding decision will be made by the Russian leadership in due time," Zakharova said, answering a relevant question.
The decision of the Russian Supreme Court to suspend the ban on the Taliban movement in Russia came into force on May 20, according to the unified register of organizations recognized as terrorist maintained by the Federal Security Service (FSB).