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Iran Reiterates Need For Inclusive Gov’t in Afghanistan

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 6, 2023
The Foreign Minister of Iran said that Afghanistan required an inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic groups.

Iran Foreign Minister Hussain Amir Abdullahian, at the Non-Aligned Foreign Minister’s meeting in Baku on Wednesday, also called for releasing Afghanistan’s frozen assets.

Meanwhile, he raised the Afghan refugees in Iran and said that Iran hosts millions of Afghan migrants.

The Non-Aligned Movement’s Foreign Ministers held on Wednesday in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the meeting will continue till Thursday.

On the other hand, the recent New Delhi declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization also called for an inclusive government with the participation of all political, religious and ethnic groups.

They considered the settlement in the country as the most important factor of regional stability.

“The Member States believe that one of the most important factors of preservation and strengthening of safety and stability within SCO region is the early settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. They advocate building Afghanistan as an independent, neutral, united, democratic and peaceful state, free from terrorism, war and drugs,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, the statement also said that the de facto authorities must ensure that Afghanistan soil is not used for terrorism. https://www.khaama.com/iran-reiterates-need-for-inclusive-govt-in-afghanistan/