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UN using Afghanistan’s seat as a ‘pressure tool’ against IEA: Shaheen
The head of the political office of the Islamic Emirate in Qatar has said that the United Nations not handing over Afghanistan’s seat in the organization to the representative of the Islamic Emirate is against international principles and is based on political considerations.
In an interview with RTA, Sohail Shaheen emphasized that this approach of the United Nations questions the impartiality of the organization.
“The United Nations claims to be impartial, but it is not impartial in this matter. They are using the seat as a pressure tool against us, and ,if the seat is handed over to the Islamic Emirate, there are many issues that we can discuss and reach an understanding on. We could convey the wishes of the people and the government of Afghanistan to them and their message to the government, but the person who is currently holding the seat cannot do this,” Shaheen said.
He also pointed out cases of violations of the Doha Agreement by the United States and said that according to one of the articles of the agreement, the United States should have taken an active part in the reconstruction of the country after leaving Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has stressed the importance of engaging IEA in international dialogue.
“For certain reasons, today’s meeting is taking place without the participation of representatives from Afghanistan, even though this country is an integral part of Central Asia and is critical to regional stability,” Mirziyoyev said at the First Summit of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia in Baku.
“I urge my esteemed colleagues, the leadership of UNECE and ESCAP to establish working relations and restore cooperation with Afghanistan as part of the SPECA Program,” he said. “We cannot afford to leave this country alone with its problems. A positive outcome cannot be achieved without engaging the current government in international dialogue.”
The international community has raised ensuring human rights especially women’s rights and forming an inclusive government as main conditions for recognition of IEA.
IEA, however, says it has met all the conditions as a legitimate government and it should be recognized.
Moscow Format Contact Group on Afghanistan has been convened for this week where discussions will take place on issues relating to the country, Russia’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov confirmed Tuesday.
Kabulov said this meeting will take place on Saturday, in Tehran, ahead of the planned Doha meeting later this month.
“We have discussed with representatives of the Afghan leadership the preparations for the next, third meeting of special representatives for Afghanistan and the UN Secretary-General in Doha.
“This meeting will be held on June 30 – July 1 in Doha, but prior to that, we will gather in Tehran, literally this Saturday. This is the so-called Moscow format Contact Group,” he was quoted as saying by Russia’s TASS news agency.
He added that apart from Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan make up the group.
Kabulov noted that the consultations will focus on preparations for the Doha meeting.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has welcomed its removal from Kazakhstan’s list of banned organizations and said it is a significant development in its understanding of the IEA.
Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the move removes obstacles in upgrading bilateral relations.
“Kazakhstan is an important trade and transit partner of Afghanistan in the region and this decision will lead to enhanced bilateral relations and further economic cooperation, which is in the interest of both countries,” the statement said.
The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Monday that his country has removed the IEA from its terrorist list in order to develop economic ties with Afghanistan.
Speaking at a meeting with parliament speakers from countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Tokayev said: “Kazakhstan has removed the Taliban (IEA) from the list of terrorists proceeding from the importance of developing trade and economic cooperation with present-day Afghanistan taking into account that this regime is here to stay.”
The risk of penetration of radical ideology from Afghanistan into the member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is increasing, said Rustam Emomali, chairman of Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament.
Addressing the Council of the Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Almaty, Emomali said that more than 1,000 religious madrassas have been established in Afghanistan, most of which are located in provinces bordering CSTO countries, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
He claimed that these centers also train suicide bombers.
“The continuation of this situation in Afghanistan could have long-term negative consequences for the CSTO region,” Emomali explained.
He also emphasized that the situation in Afghanistan remains difficult and no real progress has been observed. “Afghanistan has once again become a breeding ground for terrorism,” he said.
According to him, dozens of extremist and terrorist groups are strengthening their positions on the territory of Afghanistan, and the level of cultivation and illegal production of Afghan drugs, including synthetic ones, is growing.
The Islamic Emirate has previously denied the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan and stressed that it does not allow the use of Afghanistan’s soil to be used against the security of any other country.
The Islamic Emirate has also said that it has reduced the cultivation and production of drugs to almost zero.
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