KABUL (Khaama Press): Afghanistan Permanent Mission in the United Nations in a statement announced that Muhammad Wali Naeemi has been appointed as PR and Charge d’affair to the UN. The statement reads that Muhammad Wali Naeemi could not assume his post on time due to his health issues and added that he will occupy his post now that he feels well.
Naeemi has replaced Naseer Ahmad Faiq who was appointed as Afghanistan PR after Ghulam Muhammad Ishaqzai resigned from the post in December last year. Naseer Ahmad Faiq has recently accused former Afghan authorities of plotting against him after he made a speech in UNSC demanding the confiscation and freezing of bank accounts of former Afghan officials.
Afghanistan’s representation in the UN has been a matter of conflict in recent months as the Taliban has repeatedly asked for their envoy-Suhail Shaheen- to be allowed to occupy the post but the UN has refused to. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is yet to be recognized by any country now six months after they recaptured power in the country.
Earlier Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the United Nations said corrupt officials of the collapsed government are attempting to stifle his voice to prevent him from sharing Afghan’s concerns for justice. Faiq’s remarks come after Mohammad Haneef Atmar, calling himself the “foreign minister of the republic government,” reportedly wrote a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, saying Mohammad Wali Naeemi will assume the leadership of the permanent mission as a Chargé d’affaires of Afghanistan.
The letter said when the former ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan, Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai, resigned, deputy representative Mohammad Wali Naeemi was not in good health, but since he has recovered he can assume the leadership in the Afghanistan chair. “I would like to share and disclose ongoing evil plots and conspiracies against me, by corrupt individuals and traitors from the former corrupt government officials, particularly since my last statement at the UNSC meeting on 26 January during which I announced that I am not representing the former corrupt government. At the UNSC meeting, I also called on the UNSC for the freezing and confiscation of Afghanistan’s assets illegally transferred to accounts of the former corrupt government officials, and called for holding them accountable,” Faiq said on twitter.
Afghan political experts have commented on the issue. “Mr Faiq talked about the corruption and, luckily, the UN secretary-general listened; Mr Atmar is introducing himself as Afghanistan’s foreign minister seven months after fleeing, so the secretary-general knows which one is corrupt, this or that one,” said Tareq Farhadi, Political Analyst.
At the UN Security Council about two weeks ago, Naseer Ahmad Faiq pointed to Afghanistan’s assets which he said were illegally transferred to accounts of former corrupt officials and urged for the immediate freezing of accounts.
The Islamic Emirate said that the only solution is to surrender the chair to the Islamic Emirate. “the only solution is that Afghanistan’s chair at the UN is given to the current government of Afghanistan,” said Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate. After the collapse of the republic government, the Islamic Emirate announced that Suhail Shaheen would represent Afghanistan in the UN, but he was not accepted by the organization.
