The German Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the speech in Cologne by the representative of the Taliban (an organization banned in Russia) Abdul Bari Omar.
The agency said in its social media post, “According to the information we have, none of our visa offices granted him a visa.” X.
The ministry assured that further measures will be taken in close cooperation with internal services and partners. They emphasized that they were not informed of Omar’s arrival in Germany and that they did not recognize the legitimacy of the Taliban government.
Abdul Bari Omar, senior Taliban government official and former health minister spoke In his speech to Afghans in front of the Cologne Central Mosque, he appealed to those gathered to visit Afghanistan. According to BILD, Ömer assured in his speech that the Central Asian country is now safe and the recovery process is continuing.
Abdelbari Omar became the first Taliban spokesman to speak in Germany since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Formerly Taliban announced Banning of political parties in Afghanistan.
Source: Gazeta
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