SCO members emphasize on peace and stability in Afghanistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was held on Friday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

In this meeting, the president of Uzbekistan suggested the establishment of a humanitarian support fund for Afghanistan. Simultaneously, Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan emphasized on ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan and in his country, saying that forgetting Afghanistan this time would be a big mistake.

“If we can achieve peace in this region, other countries will also live in peace,” said Sharif.

The Pakistani Prime Minister has also called for the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets and added that it is a serious need to support the country’s economy.

In addition, the presidents of Russia and Tajikistan emphasized on the fight against terrorism on the common borders of Afghanistan with Central Asian countries.

“One of the priorities of this organization (SCO) is counter- terrorism and extremism; another key task of this organization is to resolve conflicts along the borders, including Afghanistan,” said Vladimir Putin, the Russian president.

The Tajikistan president Emomali Rahmon also said: “Drug trafficking from Afghanistan is a problem and it is time to implement a new system to fight it in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.”

In addition, the Putin while meeting with the Pakistani Prime Minister said that the situation in Afghanistan should be addressed because Pakistan’s policy regarding Afghanistan will determine the relationship between Moscow and Islamabad.

At this meeting, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pointed to America’s failure in Afghanistan and stated that Washington has not learned from its failure in Afghanistan because it has increased its interventionist policy towards Asian regions.

“Over the past few decades, our region has tasted the bitter taste of foreign intervention, and the result has been nothing but the creation of terrorism and the spread of insecurity; the result is the situation we are currently facing in Afghanistan,” said Raisi.

“Not only has America not learned from its defeat in Afghanistan, but it is also accelerating the policy of spreading insecurity and intervention towards other Asian regions,” he added.