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Afghanistan: Oslo summit participants agree on need for dialogue
Mohammad Amin Karim, who attended this week’s Oslo Forum in Norway, said Thursday that the consensus among participants at the summit was the need to prevent violence and the isolation of Afghanistan and to try to solve the existing problems through interaction and dialogue.
Almost all representatives, from countries including the US, Russia, China, Pakistan and India, was that violence in Afghanistan is not the solution. They also said Afghanistan should not be isolated, but that through interaction, the changes that the Afghan nation and the international community want, should be respected, said Karim.
Karim added that human rights issues, especially women’s rights, establishment of an inclusive government and freedom of the press were among the issues that were discussed in this meeting and in meetings on the sidelines of the summit with the delegation from the Islamic Emirate.
A number of experts believe the Oslo meeting shows that the countries of the world, especially the US, are seeking to resolve Afghanistan’s problems in a peaceful atmosphere by any possible means.
A delegation from the Islamic Emirate, including Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was also present at the Oslo meeting, but so far, the caretaker government has not yet commented about the meeting.
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Kazakhstan calls for coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has called for pragmatic and coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan, saying the country’s long-term stability is closely linked to the security and sustainable development of Central Asia.
Speaking during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Tileuberdi said humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan remains essential but alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, displacement and dependency.
He said Kazakhstan supports a “pragmatic, coordinated and step-by-step” approach to international engagement with Afghanistan, with the United Nations playing a central role.
Tileuberdi also said Kazakhstan is working with the UN to operationalize the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.
He said the success of the centre should be measured by the results and assistance it delivers to the region.
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