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Iran presents five-point plan for Afghanistan
KABUL, July 21 (MNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki proposed five principles to help resolve the Afghanistan crisis at the international conference on Afghanistan.
The international conference on Afghanistan opened in Kabul on Tuesday, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivering the opening speech.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and delegates from more than 70 countries and several international organizations attended the one-day conference.
The foreign forces came to Afghanistan to establish stability and security in the country, but the situation has deteriorated during the approximately nine years they have been in the Central Asian nation, Mottaki said.
He also expressed his concern over the escalation of drug trafficking during the past few years due to the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan, adding that in order to be successful, the campaign against drug smuggling requires international as well as regional cooperation.
The Iranian foreign minister also expressed hope that the conference would explore ways to resolve the crisis based on the political, security, and economic realities of Afghanistan and the region.
In his address to the conference, Mottaki proposed the following five-point plan to help resolve the Afghanistan crisis:
(1) The Constitution of Afghanistan is the greatest achievement of this country, so it must be used as the criterion for any measures taken by the country. In addition, the process of forming a government and strengthening civil institutions should be supported.
(2) The presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan will not improve the situation in the country. The Afghan government and people must be trusted, and a timetable should be set for the withdrawal of foreign forces.
(3) Selective and double-standard approaches toward fighting terrorism and extremism must be avoided.
(4) Security and development must be regarded as two inseparable factors. The international community should pay more attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and its infrastructure. Iran has assumed an active role in this process and expresses its solidarity with Afghanistan.
(5) The regional approach must be regarded as the best way to resolve the Afghanistan crisis, and the international community should support it. Iran has been the initiator of regional summits. A summit will be held in Tehran in the near future with the attendance of the foreign ministers of six of Afghanistan’s neighbors. Iran hopes such regional cooperation will help resolve the crisis. Increasing economic cooperation in various areas, such as transportation, the transit (of goods), and the transfer of electricity, is on the top of the agenda.
In conclusion, he stated that a secure Afghanistan would help promote regional and international security.
The international conference on Afghanistan opened in Kabul on Tuesday, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivering the opening speech.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and delegates from more than 70 countries and several international organizations attended the one-day conference.
The foreign forces came to Afghanistan to establish stability and security in the country, but the situation has deteriorated during the approximately nine years they have been in the Central Asian nation, Mottaki said.
He also expressed his concern over the escalation of drug trafficking during the past few years due to the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan, adding that in order to be successful, the campaign against drug smuggling requires international as well as regional cooperation.
The Iranian foreign minister also expressed hope that the conference would explore ways to resolve the crisis based on the political, security, and economic realities of Afghanistan and the region.
In his address to the conference, Mottaki proposed the following five-point plan to help resolve the Afghanistan crisis:
(1) The Constitution of Afghanistan is the greatest achievement of this country, so it must be used as the criterion for any measures taken by the country. In addition, the process of forming a government and strengthening civil institutions should be supported.
(2) The presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan will not improve the situation in the country. The Afghan government and people must be trusted, and a timetable should be set for the withdrawal of foreign forces.
(3) Selective and double-standard approaches toward fighting terrorism and extremism must be avoided.
(4) Security and development must be regarded as two inseparable factors. The international community should pay more attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and its infrastructure. Iran has assumed an active role in this process and expresses its solidarity with Afghanistan.
(5) The regional approach must be regarded as the best way to resolve the Afghanistan crisis, and the international community should support it. Iran has been the initiator of regional summits. A summit will be held in Tehran in the near future with the attendance of the foreign ministers of six of Afghanistan’s neighbors. Iran hopes such regional cooperation will help resolve the crisis. Increasing economic cooperation in various areas, such as transportation, the transit (of goods), and the transfer of electricity, is on the top of the agenda.
In conclusion, he stated that a secure Afghanistan would help promote regional and international security.
