Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- A spokesman for the Taliban denied on Wednesday a weekend report that Taliban representatives may meet with officials representing the government of President Hamid Karzai in Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks . `` There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is a respectful country for us as it is the place for the house of God and many more Islamic sacred , but the rumor which has recently been spread by media that the Taliban delegation would meet with Karzai administrationÂ¹s representatives in the Saudi Arabia is completely incorrect , '' said spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement . He added that the Taliban are working to create an understanding with the international community , but negotiations have not begun . That 's because a trust-building stage , which must come before any negotiations , has not been completed , he said . He called the reports `` baseless and unconfirmed . '' The statement came several days after a senior Afghan official said that the Afghan government was hoping to hold talks with Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks . The senior official , speaking anonymously as he was discussing sensitive diplomatic issues , said the plans for a meeting between insurgents and Afghan officials were at such an early stage that it was not clear who would attend or when any talks would be held . `` The principle is that , although there is now an agreement -- almost -- to set up an office in Doha ( Qatar ) , that does n't necessarily mean that all conversations will take place in Doha , '' the official said . `` We will talk to the same or different individuals ( from the insurgency ) in a different location . Obviously , Saudi Arabia has been supportive of the recent agenda and has hosted talks in the past . It is likely that we are heading there in the future for meetings . '' He said the dates and participants were still being worked out and insisted that any Saudi discussions would feed into the Qatar process . This is `` absolutely not in opposition to the Qatar process , '' he added , calling the talks in that Gulf state `` a very substantive step forward . '' While the Afghan official was unable to say whether the Americans would attend any talks held in Saudi Arabia , he insisted , `` The U.S. is supportive of the idea . It is far too early to discuss any specifics about this . '' The creation of a parallel process to the Qatar talks risks frustrating American efforts to bring the Taliban and Afghan officials together . The current `` talks about talks '' in Doha are the product of months of U.S. efforts to reach out to the insurgency , which came to sudden fruition last month when the Taliban announced that they would support opening an office in their name in Qatar . Officials in President Hamid Karzai 's government privately voiced frustration at being excluded from the early stages of this process , but agreed to support it last week . The official said the Qatar process could move forward once the Qataris send a delegation to Kabul to discuss the next steps , adding that he hoped that would be soon . He said that , as of last weekend , there were no Afghan government officials in Qatar to support any discussions . `` To fully assume ownership of the Qatar process is important for us , '' the official added . `` We will work in the weeks ahead '' to do that . He said the Americans needed a clear statement from the insurgents , distancing themselves from terrorism , for their role in the Qatar process to move forward and for an office to be established . `` We know and are aware the are Taliban representatives in Doha , '' he said . `` There are channels in fact , and we are aware of the presence . What 's not yet established is the office . '' CNN 's Nick Paton Walsh contributed to this report .
A spokesman says any negotiations must be preceded by a trust - building process . He calls the report of meetings with Afghan representatives in Saudi Arabia ` ` baseless and unconfirmed ''