Thomas West’s consultation on the appointment of Afghanistan’s special representative in Dubai

West, the special representative of the United States for Afghanistan, talked with “Mohammed Abu Shahab”, the deputy representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, about the issues of Afghanistan.

It is said that in this meeting, In particular, opinions have been exchanged about the appointment of the United Nations Special Representative in Afghanistan.

The United Arab Emirates Mission in the United Nations wrote on X channel during this meeting about the current situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has also been discussed.

In December of last year, the UN Security Council, by passing a resolution, emphasized the appointment of a special representative of this organization for Afghanistan affairs.

On the other hand, Taliban government officials have repeatedly opposed the appointment of the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan.

Sohail Shaheen, the head of the political office of the Taliban in Qatar, had previously said in response to the statements of Vanessa Fraser, the permanent representative of Malta and the interim head of the Security Council. In the current situation and with the presence of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), there is no need to appoint a special representative for Afghanistan. We want the world and the resolution of issues in the transparency of our interests and principles, but because there is a representative of the United Nations in Afghanistan called UNAMA, therefore we do not see the need to appoint another representative.

The new chairman of the Security Council recently expressed his concern in a press conference that no steps have been taken to appoint a special representative for Afghanistan.

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