Countries that will meet with the representatives of the Taliban opposition movement (banned in Russia) in Doha next week should push for a general ceasefire and a resumption of the negotiations, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday
UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th August, 2021) Countries that will meet with the representatives of the Taliban opposition movement (banned in Russia) in Doha next week should push for a general ceasefire and a resumption of the negotiations, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday.
"Next week, there will be meetings in Doha of some of the Special Representatives key countries, including a meeting of the so-called Extended Troika," Lyons said. "Those countries that meet with the Taliban Political Commission should insist in these meetings on a general ceasefire, a resumption of the negotiations, as well as reiterate the position of the Security Council and that of the regional and international community that a government imposed by force will not be recognized."
