Only dialogue with the Islamic Emirate will lead to an exit from the impasse

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: In this meeting held yesterday (Friday, december 29), Russia has abstained from the Security Council resolution on the implementation of the recommendations of the report of Fereydon Sinirlioglu, the independent evaluator of Afghanistan.

 

After the vote, Anna Ostin Niva, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, said that many of the ideas of the report reflect the general approaches of regional actors towards Afghanistan.

 

The Russian diplomat added that he welcomes the Security Council resolution, which deals with "urgent" issues such as countering terrorist and drug threats, humanitarian aid, human rights, the importance of creating structures and roadmaps, but the recommendations should be "patiently and comprehensively, from The sentence should be discussed in consultation with the Taliban.

 

He emphasized that it is important to carefully assess the situation in the field, taking into account the reaction of the Islamic Emirate.

 

Anna Austin Niva has said that the attempt to impose processes and act on the will of others in Afghanistan, even under the supervision of the United Nations, has had the opposite result and "Afghanistan's history has a sad record of such actions and their consequences".

 

He added that the Secretary General of the United Nations should consult with the Islamic Emirate when appointing a special envoy and consider the opinions of all members of the Security Council. According to this Russian diplomat, "this is a fundamental condition".

 

Anna Austin Niva said: "We are convinced that the issue of Afghanistan can be resolved only if there is a coherent and patient dialogue with the de facto (Taliban) authorities and if some Western donors stop their usual rhetoric and stop manipulating. with humanitarian aid."

 

China also abstained from yesterday's Security Council resolution.

 

The draft of this resolution was proposed by Japan and the United Arab Emirates.

 

In this resolution, the member states of the United Nations and other "stakeholders" are asked to consider the recommendations of the "Independent Assessment of Afghanistan" to increase international participation in a more coherent, coordinated and structured way.