US says it firmly supports UNSC’s move to appoint special envoy for Afghanistan

U.S. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller says Washington firmly supports the Security Council’s resolution on appointing a new United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan.

Speaking at a press conference, Miller said that Thomas West and Rina Amiri, the US special representatives for Afghanistan, will participate in the Doha meeting on Afghanistan, which is scheduled to be held later this week.

Miller added that the new special representative will play a positive role in coordinating international interactions regarding Afghanistan so as to achieve goals set out in the UN’s resolution.

He asked the UN to act quickly in appointing a new special representative for Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General also stated that at the Doha meeting on Afghanistan, they will discuss how to increase international interactions with Afghanistan in a coordinated and structured manner, considering the report of Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the UN’s Special Coordinator for Afghanistan.

In addition, Iran’s ambassador and special representative for Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qom said that the international community, the UN and the Security Council should support the meeting of the Afghanistan Regional Cooperation Initiative because Afghanistan’s interests are intertwined with neighboring countries and the region.

According to Qomi, the Islamic Emirate has however set conditions for the meeting with regards to their attendance.

Meanwhile, the European Union’s special representatives for Afghanistan are in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to discuss Afghanistan. The five Central Asian countries are meeting ahead of the Doha meeting.