The foreign ministers of China, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan exchanged views on the latest developments in a virtual meeting hosted by Islamabad.
The meeting, chaired by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, took place a day after the Taliban announced their interim government in Afghanistan.“During the meeting, views were exchanged on the evolving situation in Afghanistan for a regional approach,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi urged the neighboring states to exert a more “positive” influence, saying that Afghanistan stands at the crossroads of history, broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) reported.
The interim nature of the Taliban government, he observed, shows that the Afghanistan’s future is still faced with “uncertainties.”
Noting that the situation in Afghanistan is moving from “chaos to governance,” Wang urged the neighbors to seize the opportunity, boost communication and coordination, focus on common concerns, and exert more positive influence while respecting Kabul’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, the report said.
Sharing Pakistan’s perspective, Qureshi emphasized the importance of proceeding with a realistic approach in view of the changed reality in Afghanistan.
He said the well-being of the Afghan people must remain the focus, as they had suffered enormously due to prolonged conflict and instability for more than 40 years.
A shared approach, he underlined, would help Afghanistan on its path to peace and stability and would result in enhanced economic integration and realization of connectivity projects.
Qureshi called for the international community to give top priority to addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and preventing an economic meltdown. ...
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