Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Stability in Afghanistan and the region requires fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the United Nations

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized the situation in Afghanistan and emphasized that the United Nations should pay attention to its duties to establish security and stability in Afghanistan and the region.

The full text of the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran regarding the situation in Afghanistan is as follows:

The Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the first signatories of the United Nations Charter, while supporting constructive initiatives that can to ensure the peace, stability, security and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, believes that stability and security in Afghanistan and the region requires that the United Nations pay special attention to issues, problems and human conditions in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.

According to this attitude, the Islamic Republic of Iran tried to understand the difficult conditions of Afghanistan after the occupation and to reduce the sufferings of the people. This country, in the transition stage, should follow a path where its noble people can be resilient against the hardships and sufferings of the foreign occupation. and refugees, supporting trade and commerce, facilitating the movement of residents and nationals of Afghanistan, providing services in the field of health and treatment, helping victims of natural disasters and other examples, represent the constructive approach and humanitarian goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent years towards Afghanistan.

It should be kept in mind that this constructive and humane approach was adopted and implemented under the conditions that, firstly, the noble nation of Iran was under the most severe and oppressive sanctions. Secondly; Some countries and international authorities, while ignoring the responsibilities of the occupying regime during the occupation of Afghanistan, in the way of taking necessary steps in the post-occupation phase, to the internal requirements, historical links and social connections, the requirements of the neighborhood environment and the main issues such as immigration, terrorism, drugs , the social rights of various strata and the diverse interests of the Afghan people showed less attention.

An important agenda that has gained more momentum in recent months and with appreciation for the constructive role of the United Nations Secretariat, the Islamic Republic of Iran announces its considerations regarding the upcoming situation as follows:

A. The necessity of solving the “Afghanistan problem” and the effort to accelerate the country’s participation in the global mechanism requires that before the construction of structural duality and the creation of new missions; By studying previous experiences and presenting a functional report on them, the scope of centralism in fulfilling international responsibilities should be strengthened in consultation with the environment of Afghanistan’s neighbors.

b. The study of Afghanistan’s developments since independence confirms that failure in the upcoming test will have destructive effects on international peace and security. For this reason, it is necessary for the world community and international organizations to pay attention to the fact that; “Current Afghanistan cannot bear to accept new failures”.

C. Afghanistan’s gateway to the world community is its regional environment and neighborhood. Therefore, the proposal to establish a regional contact group of the Islamic Republic of Iran – contained in the statement of the Moscow format meeting of the Gazan Summit 2023 – is a principled step and a reasonable process to bring results to any new initiative. no doubt; Afghanistan’s chosen path in the path of convergence with its neighbors will determine the arrangements that guarantee the success of new missions in the structure and organization of the international system.

d. Another important need is to pay attention to the realities and chronic problems that are plaguing Afghanistan and the international community today. Opening new cases without organizing the deep-rooted issues of the past, such as immigration, refugees, drugs and terrorism, will not lead to solving the “Afghanistan problem”. Therefore, it is suggested that before new and gendered attitudes, try to achieve reassuring results in solving the current cases. The formation and success of a certain government of competent people belonging to various strata of the Afghan society, in order to provide “clear principles”, “responsible commitments” and “a favorable program” for Afghanistan to overcome the problems of recent decades, is the most constructive step for this country in the path “Interaction, convergence and constructive cooperation” with the countries of the region and the world. On the necessity of solving the issues between Iran and Afghanistan