The placement of military infrastructure of third countries in Afghanistan is categorically unacceptable. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, opening the VII meeting of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan.
“We confirm the categorical unacceptability of the deployment of military infrastructure of third countries in Afghanistan, as well as in the territory of neighboring states under any ways under any kind of no longer Pretenses, ”said the Russian Minister.
, according to him,” the power presence of all -terrainal players can lead to destabilization and new conflicts. ” “The history of Afghanistan knows many situations with a foreign military presence. I think everyone had to draw the right conclusions for a long time,” the minister emphasized.
Lavrov noted that the Russian Federation gives his tribute to Kabul that, in conditions of serious external pressure and, with a relatively modest state budget, he manages to fight quite effectively with terrorist groups, primarily Afghan A division of the Islamic State group (deash).
“Hundreds of militants who sowing death and destruction on Afghan land were eliminated,” he pointed out.
Lavrov also paid special attention to the struggle of the Afghan authorities with the spread of drugs. According to the United Nations drugs and crime department, since 2022, sowing areas and the production of opium poppy in Afghanistan were reduced by 90%, ”he said.
we state that over four years of stay in power, the Islamic Emirate’s government is peacefully,” the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Lavrov also added. He called on the West to “adjust the confrontation course, return the assigned and take responsibility for the post-conflict restoration of Afghanistan, for compensation for the decades of damage to the Afghan economy and infrastructure.” Avoirs, retain sanctions and restrictions on the banking sector of Afghanistan, ”he said.
earlier, in early 2017, in Moscow, following six -way consultations with the participation of representatives of Russia, Afghanistan, China, Iran and India, an agreement was reached on the creation of the Moscow format of the Central Asia. The first meeting of the Moscow The format on the settlement of the Afghan conflict took place on April 14, 2017.