KABUL (Khaama Press): Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Kabir says the Islamic Emirate wants a meaningful presence in future UN-sponsored meetings on Afghanistan.
A day after the two-day Doha meeting wrapped up, Kabir said the IEA’s absence at the meeting did not mean Kabul’s relations with the international community are “gloomy”.
Kabir said the IEA is trying to have a “positive and meaningful” presence in future UN meetings.
In a meeting with the Japanese ambassador, Kabir said the Islamic Emirate had been ready to attend the Doha meeting but had set conditions.
He said the “designers” of the meeting missed this opportunity.
He also welcomed the UN Secretary General’s decision about the need for more meetings in future and said the IEA “views” these meetings favorably.
Meanwhile, the head of the IEA’s political office in Doha Suhail Shaheen said in an audio message that the reason for the Islamic Emirate’s absence at this week’s meeting was that the conditions they had set were not met.
“We did not participate in the Doha meeting because the conditions were not accepted.”
Representatives of more than 25 countries attended the meeting that was held in Doha on Monday and Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, said participants discussed “creating conditions in the next meeting for the presence of the ruling authorities of Afghanistan”.
UN-sponsored meetings on Afghanistan: IEA’s absence does not mean relations strained
