{"id":53964,"date":"2024-01-29T21:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/afghan-fm-urges-constructive-engagement-with-intl-community-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:53:07","slug":"afghan-fm-urges-constructive-engagement-with-intl-community-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/afghan-fm-urges-constructive-engagement-with-intl-community-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan FM urges ‘constructive engagement’ with int’l community | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international community, but rejected the need for the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to his country.<\/p>\n

Amir Khan Muttaqi was addressing a conference in Kabul that brought together special envoys and representatives from 11 countries, including China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India.<\/p>\n

He called for “developing regional cooperation for a constructive engagement… to tackle existing and potential threats in the region”.<\/p>\n

The Taliban’s government in Kabul has not been officially recognised by any other government since it took power in 2021, imposing a strict interpretation of Islam that has restricted women from almost all aspects of public life.<\/p>\n

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan respects others’ interests, choices, government structures, and development models, and in return, expects others to respect Afghanistan’s interests,” Muttaqi told reporters.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan’s economy has struggled through decades of war, a crisis deepened by international sanctions on the banking system and foreign assets after the Taliban government came to power.<\/p>\n

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In December, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for the appointment of a special envoy for Afghanistan, a post that Kabul rejected as “unnecessary”.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Muttaqi repeated that rejection, saying Afghanistan “does not need another UN special representative”.<\/p>\n

The UN is due to hold a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on February 18 and 19 in the Qatari capital Doha.<\/p>\n

The aim of the meeting will be “to discuss how to approach increasing international engagement in a more coherent, coordinated and structured manner”, according to a UN statement.<\/p>\n

Muttaqi called on participants of the Kabul meeting to present the “ground realities” at that conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international community, but rejected the need for the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to his country. Amir Khan Muttaqi was addressing a conference in Kabul that brought together special envoys and representatives from 11 countries, including China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India. 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