Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan, calls on Taliban for an inclusive authorities

Russia hosted the third spherical of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan on Wednesday. Representatives of a number of nations, together with India, had been current on the assembly together with the members of the Taliban.

At the assembly, Russia referred to as for forming a authorities in Afghanistan which is “really inclusive” and “fully reflects the interests of not only all ethnic groups but all political forces of the country”.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commended the Taliban for their efforts to stabilize the military-political situation in the country.“We are satisfied with the level of practical interaction with Afghan authorities, which allows to effectively ensure the security of Russian citizens in Afghanistan and the unimpeded operation of our embassy in Kabul,” the Associated Press quoted Lavrov as saying.Lavrov also said he discussed with the Taliban delegation the importance of respecting human rights and pursuing balanced social policies before the meeting.He also said that Russia would soon dispatch a shipment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.Zamir Kabulov, the Russian envoy on Afghanistan, emphasized that the international recognition of the Taliban government will depend on the inclusive policies and human rights record.“We expect the Taliban to meet … the request of the international community about inclusivity and basic human rights, which include broadly all kinds of human rights, and they confirmed that they are working on that, the process of improvement of governance, the process of improving the human rights situation,” AP quoted Kabulov as saying.Abdul Salam Hanafi, a deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s interim government, said, “The assembly is essential for the steadiness of the complete area.”What did the participant nations say on Afghanistan?Besides Russia and the Taliban representatives, the contributors within the talks included particular representatives or senior officers from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.The contributors famous that “further practical engagement with Afghanistan needed to take into account the new reality, that is the Taliban coming to power in the country, irrespective of the official recognition of the new Afghan government by the international community.”“Participating countries call on the current Afghan leadership to take further steps to improve governance and to form a truly inclusive government that adequately reflects the interests of all major ethno-political forces in the country,” they stated, stressing the necessity for the Afghan management to “respect the rights of ethnic groups, women and children.”The talks’ contributors referred to as for a world donor convention beneath the auspices of the United Nations, “with the understanding that the core burden of post-conflict … reconstruction and development of Afghanistan must be shouldered by the powers which had military contingents in the country for the past 20 years.”(With inputs from Associated Press)