No Recognition Of Taliban Government Yet: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershnin, after Monday’s consultation on Unsc problems between him and Reenat Sandhu, West Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, said ‘This is premature to talk about recognizing the current government in Kabul.
Vershnin said, “Russian and Indian attitudes [in Afghanistan] are similar and identical in many ways. They boil on the fact that it is now preterm to talk about recognizing the current government in Kabul.”

“We hope that the current Afghan leadership to fulfill the obligations they consider, especially those related to government inclusiveness and in connection with other steps, including in the Human Rights area,” he added.

He also mentioned that it was clear that humanitarian assistance for Afghans must be given, and provided by the US and India.

Vershnin said that assistance to Afghans “must be continued, for reasons including that the presence of 20 years of America and their allies in Afghanistan which has caused the situation to be so sad lately, including from a humanitarian perspective.”

“India has been in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for the second year, and it is interesting and important for us to compare our records after the results of their first year at PSC in connection with all the problems in the security council agenda. Consultation is like a business, Details and friendly. “, said Vershnin.

He further added that India and Russia strengthened coordination and interaction on major international problems, including on the international platform – in New York, Geneva and Paris, in UNESCO.

During consultation, the Russian told India about their point of view of what had happened in Ukraine and on tensions fought by Western countries, NATO and the United States.

“We also touch issues of insuring strategic stability in this area, more and more when Russia has repeatedly voiced its perspective in public, and we once again communicate it to Indian friends,” Vershnin said after consultation.