The beginning of the "Moscow Format" meeting on Afghanistan in the city of Kazan, Russia
This morning, Friday, September 29, the new round of the Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan started, this time in the city of Kazan, Russia, with the presence of Maulavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, at the head of a delegation. This meeting has started at the level of special representatives of Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan and Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) regarding Afghanistan. The representatives of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey were also invited to this meeting as observers, but the representative of the United States was not invited.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Finally, the new round of the Moscow format meeting, unlike the previous round, began with the presence of the official representative of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and for this reason, this meeting is of great importance. Pictures shows that, despite some speculations, there is no representative of the opponents of the Islamic Emirate in the Moscow format meeting.
The participants of the Moscow format meeting first took a souvenir photo and then started the meeting. According to Sputnik Afghanistan, Maulavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, was the opening speaker of this meeting.
Based on what Sputnik Afghanistan published from this meeting, Maulavi Amir Khan Muttaqi emphasized in his speech and in response to the security concerns of Russia and other countries: the Islamic Emirate has fundamentally confronted ISIS.
At the same time, he has emphasized: the main problem of Afghanistan is the versions proposed by foreign countries, and foreign countries are unaware of the culture of the Afghan people.
Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special representative for Afghanistan affairs, also said at the Moscow format meeting that Western countries should not be allowed to escape responsibility (in Afghanistan) and place their responsibility on the shoulders of regional countries.
This is despite the fact that the special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan had previously said about the Moscow format meeting that the American representative was not invited in this meeting. According to him, the developed troika meeting about Afghanistan, which included the US, has practically disappeared and has been replaced by the quadrilateral group, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan.
He added that Moscow expects the countries of the region to express their position on the establishment of an inclusive ethnic and political government in Afghanistan, the fight against terrorism and narcotics, in the Moscow format meeting.
Sayed Rasool Mousavi, Assistant Minister and Director General of South Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has also said in the latest statements about Afghanistan and the Moscow format meeting that it is expected that this meeting will be different from the previous two meetings, because in this meeting The surveys are an attempt to draw the attention of the countries of the region and the world to the developments in Afghanistan.
He also said about the desire of countries to form a comprehensive government in Afghanistan; "Experience has proven that everyone emphasizes the necessity of forming an inclusive government for the security and sustainable development of Afghanistan, so the issue of an inclusive government is not an issue for countries, but as a benevolent view for the people of this country as a way to create peace and stability in Afghanistan. »
Maulavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has traveled to Moscow for 3 days on Monday, and then to Kazan, with the aim of participating in the Moscow format meeting.
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