Foreign Relations Commission Murat Mercan stated; “Today we need cooperation between our countries more than ever. I believe Turkey, having historical brotherhood relations with both, is in a special position to improve and deepen this cooperation. Turkey is confident that the cooperation to be established between Afghanistan and Pakistan will help a lot to solve the problems.” Vice-chairman of the Afghan Parliament's Foreign Relations Commission Mohammed Shakir Kargar responded by reaffirming this historical friendship built upon by Atatürk and thanked Turkey for its help with the post-Taliban restructuring. Mercan concluded, “We are finally on the verge of institutionalising the trilateral Ankara cooperation process within the framework of parliamentary joint initiatives,” with follow-up meetings due to be held in Islamabad and Kabul at four-month intervals. After the very controversial 2009 election, President Karzai visited the President of Turkey in November 2009 to consolidate relations with other stakeholders in the region. The president of Turkey affirmed that Turkey had to take an active part in stabilizing the region, taking up the torch of western activity in the region and specifically in Afghanistan. Afghan Embassy The Embassy of Afghanistan in Ankara (Persian: سفارت كبرای جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در انقره) is the diplomatic mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Turkey. It is located at Cinnah Street 88, Kavaklıdere, Çankaya. The current Afghan ambassador to Turkey is H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani. In March 2021, Turkey said that very high-level discussions will take place in April 2021 in Istanbul about the issue of peace with Afghanistan, noting that Turkey will appoint a special envoy for Afghanistan. In February 2023, Turkey, now officially known as Turkiye, agreed to reduce diplomatic mission in Afghanistan amid reports of ISIL managing to infiltrate Kabul's Green Zone, where the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan is located, with explosive laden vehicles. See also Afghan Turkestan References Turkey Bilateral relations of Turkey