KABUL (BNA): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has released a statement expressing its view that participation in the Doha meeting was not beneficial due to the lack of progress in establishing a conducive environment for high-level, transparent discussions between the Afghan delegation and the United Nations on all issues.
The statement underscores Afghanistan’s efforts over the past two years to fortify the political, administrative, security, economic, and social systems, while also making positive strides in regional relations. The Islamic Emirate has been actively engaged in dialogues with the United Nations, Western countries, and particularly the United States, addressing issues such as unilateral sanctions, blacklists, and the release of Afghanistan’s banking reserves.
The Islamic Emirate believed that the special representatives’ meeting in Doha, Qatar, led by António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, presented a good opportunity for clear and result-oriented discussions on contentious issues. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the participation of the Afghan delegation proved futile and unproductive due to the lack of progress in creating a conducive environment for these discussions.
The statement emphasizes that if the United Nations acknowledges the existing realities, refrains from succumbing to pressure from certain limited parties, and recognizes that the current Afghan system is not influenced by any individual as the previous regime was, progress in talks with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is possible.
The Ministry further asserts that the Islamic Emirate’s two-year interaction with regional countries has shown that avoiding the unsuccessful experiences of the past twenty years and adopting a realistic and pragmatic approach, as opposed to unilateral decisions and pressures, can lead to progress in bilateral relations with other parties.
