The world is coming to realize that the ّIEA is legitimately in charge in Afghanistan, something that Russia acknowledged long ago, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said.
“Of course, [the world] is becoming aware of this fact. And Russia was ahead of the curve here. Better late than never,” Kabulov said when asked by TASS news agency if the international community is aware of the fact that it has to do business with the IEA as a government.
The Afghan crisis will be the focus of the upcoming UN meeting in the Qatari capital Doha, scheduled for June 28.
Commenting on Russia’s expectations ahead of the meeting, Kabulov said: “In our opinion, this meeting will be useful if it contributes to reviving close and constructive cooperation between the international community and the Afghan authorities, primarily for resolving the social and economic problems the country and its people are facing.”
The Russian diplomat also said he would “most definitely” talk to the IEA delegation on the sidelines of the coming meeting in Qatar.