The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, said that Moscow, along with the rest of the members of the UN, will not recognize the Taliban until human rights, especially women’s rights, are respected and an inclusive government is formed.
Sergey Lavrov asked the Islamic Emirate to fulfill their commitments to the international community.
“We, as the rest of the members of the UN, do not officially recognize Taliban as they have taken upon themselves obligations on several matters, such as respect for human rights, first and foremost those of women and girls, and also creating an inclusive government in terms of ethnic background, there are Uzbeks, Tajiks, Pashtuns and Hazaras but politically they are all Taliban, we are not talking about the ethnic composition, we would like to have ethnic, religious and political inclusivity,” he added.
Although the Islamic Emirate has not reacted to the Russian foreign minister’s remarks, earlier, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate had said that the acting government is inclusive and asked the countries to not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
On the other hand, some political analysts said that the Islamic Emirate, for the satisfaction of the people, should respect their basic rights and for recognition, should also accept the world’s requests.
“Legally there is no excuse for the world to give recognition, but from a political view, based on international laws, there is a series of criteria that should be focused on,” said Sayed Muqadam Amin, a political analyst.
“Recognition of the government at the international level requires the observing of a series of international laws and covenants, for which all the countries are obliged to comply with,” said Najib Rahman Shamal, another political analyst
This comes as, the Deputy PM for political affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, has recently said that the Islamic Emirate by its balanced and economy-centered policy seeks positive interaction with the neighboring, regional, and world countries and the activity of embassies of the Islamic Emirate in some countries and presence of some countries’ embassies in Kabul indicate recognition of the Islamic Emirate.
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, has once again reiterated his country’s support for an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
Lavrov arrived in Tajikistan on Monday for a two-day visit.
He will meet with the foreign minister and the president of the country and will visit Russia’s 201st military base, Interfax reported.
In a meeting with his Tajikistani counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Lavrov stressed countering terrorism, illegal migration and narcotics in Afghanistan.
“There has been particular attention regarding the situation in Afghanistan. We are conducting systematic discussion… about the situation in Afghanistan,” he said.
The Tajikistan foreign minister meanwhile expressed concerns about the presence of “terrorist organizations” in the northern provinces of Afghanistan.
“I and Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, discussed the security challenges in the region, considering the newly emerged situation in Afghanistan. We have an agreed view regarding the challenges and security threats after the different terrorist groups in the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan have risen,” he said.
The Islamic Emirate denied the presence of terrorist groups in the north of Afghanistan.
“Peace and stability have been ensured in Afghanistan. No group exists that can have a piece of land to make a stronghold or an office. Thus there should be no concern about it. Also, there is no evidence for these, so the allegations and remarks which are baseless should be avoided,” said Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate.
“If the risk is not threatening them practically now, in the long term politics, they are trying to clarify for Afghanistan and other countries that their (Afghanistan)’s policies do not threaten the geography of the countries,” said Mohammad Musa Sadat, political analyst.
Lavrov on Monday claimed that the US provides strong support to Daesh and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, TASS reported.
The minister made the remarks during a visit to a Russian military base in Tajikistan, TASS said, quoting the ministry.—Tolonews
