KABUL (Ariana News): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) seeks meaningful participation in the third meeting of the United Nations-sponsored conference on Afghanistan in Doha, Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said.
Muttaqi said this in a meeting with EU’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson.
Highlighting the useful discussion held with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary Anne DiCarlo in Kabul, Muttaqi said that IEA is doing its research on the framework of 3rd Doha meeting, following which it will announce its position, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He said that the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is based on a balanced and positive engagement with all the countries, and it seeks a meaningful participation in the third Doha meeting, which would bear positive results to the Afghan people and in the property of country, the statement said.
Muttaqi said that following 45 years of war and destruction, Afghanistan now has significant positive achievements in various areas.
Meanwhile, Niklasson underlined the importance of the participation of IEA representatives in the third Doha meeting, saying that key issues will be discussed in the meeting, according to the statement.
He also shared his observations concerning the meeting with Muttaqi.
The third Doha meeting on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on June 30.
IEA had refused to join the previous round of the conference.
