Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign minister in a meeting with Mohammad Haneef Atmar Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs said the Taliban should get involved in meaningful negotiations and reduce violence.
The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating and the violence needs to be stopped, Lavrov added.
Lavrov said that Moscow was in contact with other countries involved in Afghanistan. He stated that the Taliban should avoid putting new demands in the talks.
As Moscow is in contact with other countries involved in the Afghan peace process, the Taliban should avoid making new demands during the peace process.
Russia’s main message to the Taliban is to continue with meaningful talks as soon as possible and reduce violence to reach a conclusion and respect the decisions of the UN Security Council, Lavrov said.
Atmar says that his Russian counterpart has agreed that the return of the Taliban’s regime is unacceptable and that the group should resume meaningful talks and reduce violence significantly.
According to Atmar Russian foreign minister agreed that the return of the Taliban is unacceptable and that the group should continue talks and reduce violence.
The Afghan foreign minister welcomed Russia’s position and said that the Taliban should not be removed from the sanction list unless they are committed to the peace process.
This comes as the National security adviser in a virtual meeting at the UN security council’s 1988 sanctions said that sanctions on the Taliban could help strengthen the peace efforts.
National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said that UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on the Taliban could help to strengthen the peace efforts in Afghanistan.
The national security adviser also congratulated India for assuming committee chairmanship and acknowledged new UNSC members, Norway, Ireland, Kenya Mexico, and India.
According to Mohib Taliban has used unprecedented violence against Afghanistan and its society and that the militants have abused the privilege of travel exemptions to dodge talks, and broken promises not to enlist release convicts for terrorism.
UN sanctions on the Taliban are vital and supports conditionality on the Taliban to reduce violence.
He said Afghanistan will work beside all its key partners and Security Council members to ensure sanction tools are used for the intended purpose of supporting peace and helping Afghanistan to encourage peaceful behavior and deter violent activities by the Taliban.
