Afghan Voice Agency (AVA(: Zamir Kabulov, the special representative of the Russian President for Afghanistan and the head of the second Asian department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country, today Wednesday, November 16, after the end of the Moscow meeting, told reporters: "The absolute majority in They talked about the reopening of Afghan assets by the US.
According to Sputnik, in response to a question about Russia's reaction to the statements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate about the inadmissibility of the Moscow meeting without their participation, he said that it was important for us the key countries of the region.
Kabulov noted that Russia invited the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to participate in a meeting in this format a year ago: "All countries expressed exactly those basic points, positions on the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. They still insist, contrary to reality. "They said that their government is inclusive. We cannot agree with this."
Regarding whether the Islamic Emirate was able to fulfill its commitments in the third Moscow format summit held on October 20, 2021, he said: commitments regarding the fight against drugs have not been fulfilled. Almost 5 million Afghans who make a living from drug cultivation have no alternative source of income.
Regarding the fight against terrorist threats in Afghanistan, Kabulov said: the situation has improved a little.
He added that the Taliban are fighting against the former government, which cooperated with America and NATO for the past 20 years. This issue cannot be ignored. Although they failed to fulfill their obligations to prevent the use of Afghan soil for terrorist activities.
Regarding whether there is a plan to hold the next meeting of the Moscow format in the future, Kabulov said: these meetings are planned by the decision of the member states, and the member states of the Moscow format will also decide whether the Taliban will be invited to the meeting or not.
The Moscow format includes Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The previous meeting was held on October 20 last year. A delegation led by Abdulsalam Hanafi, the deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate, was present at this meeting, but the Islamic Emirate was not invited to participate in the meeting on November 16, 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has called the Moscow format meeting incomplete without the presence of Afghanistan.