Interaction with world: Afghanistan fulfills its responsibility: Fitrat

KABUL (Pajhwok): Responding to UNAMA head’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has said it made every effort to interact with the international community, but some countries are creating hurdles in this regard.

Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), briefed the United Nations Security Council last night on the situation in Afghanistan.

She told the powerful council that it was up to the Islamic Emirate whether it wanted to take steps towards interaction with the international community and was ready for necessary steps in this regard.

Otunbayeva added if the Islamic Emirate fulfills its international obligations, it will not only be effective for progress in the political field, but will also benefit the entire Afghan nation.

She claimed that the international community’s disappointment with the Islamic Emirate was increasing.

However, Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate in an audio clip, said Afghanistan had made every effort to forge interaction with the international community, something also important for Afghanistan.

He said Afghanistan wanted to enjoy all the rights this country has at the international level in the United Nations.

“But unfortunately, some countries are creating obstacles in this regard,” he asserted.

He added the United Nations by showing courage should not make decisions under the influence of major countries, but should make independent and impartial decisions. “If this happens, then Afghanistan can find its place in the international community and obtain Afghanistan’s seat in this organization.”

Fitrat said if UN’s decisions were eclipsed by the policies of countries who had been involved in the wars in Afghanistan and failed to pave the way for interaction between Afghanistan and the international community, then it was natural that the problem was on their side and Afghanistan had fulfilled its responsibility in this regard.

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