The BRICS foreign ministers have called for an urgent peaceful settlement in Afghanistan in the interest of enhancing regional security, according to the joint statement passed at their meeting in Nizhny Novgorod.
“The Ministers emphasized the need for an urgent peaceful settlement in Afghanistan in order to strengthen regional security and stability.
BRICS stressed the need for urgent and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people
“They advocated for Afghanistan as an independent, united and peaceful state free from terrorism, war and drugs,” the document reads. “They urged for more visible and verifiable measures in Afghanistan to ensure that the territory of Afghanistan is not used by terrorists.”
Apart from that, the ministers “stressed the need to provide urgent and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people and to safeguard the fundamental rights of all Afghans including women, girls and different ethnic groups.”
The meeting on Monday was the first ministerial meeting following BRICS expansion in 2023 when Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE joined Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as full-fledged BRICS members.