"A shared approach" on Afghanistan within the international community is "crucial" to carry out the evacuation of those who want to leave the country after the advance of the Taliban to Kabul and "prevent a more serious humanitarian crisis", as well as and to try to influence the future of the country.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
underlined this in full harmony
in an ad hoc conversation which Downing Street reports on this morning, specifying how, among other things, Johnson reiterated his intention - already announced yesterday in a similar conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron - to convene in the meantime as the current president a video-summit of G7 leaders on the Afghan dossier. The prime minister and the chancellor - says Downing Street - "agree that international cooperation is now crucial to both addressing the urgent need to evacuate foreigners and others from Afghanistan, and the longer-term need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the country and in the region ""Both leaders - reads a statement released in London - are determined to use their bilateral and multilateral influence to encourage international partners to adopt a shared approach to the challenges we face. "Including that of establishing" agreed standards on human rights for which any future Taliban government in Afghanistan will have to answer to the international community ".
"The priority is the evacuation of Afghans who worked for EU states, but we work for a comprehensive" migrants from Afghanistan "approach that provides a safe and legal path, addressing the risks of illegal immigration," a
spokesperson
said.
of the EU Commission
. "These are elements that must be discussed at a political level in the coming days", added the spokesman, explaining that the commissioner for internal affairs, Ylva Johansson, will meet today the UN commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi, precisely to start the confrontation.
The United States "was not trying to rebuild in Afghanistan: this is a true statement, because the US goal was not to rebuild at all." Commented on yesterday's speech to the national team by US President Joe Biden,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying
said "whether in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan, wherever the US military goes it leaves turmoil and division, chaos, families destroyed and devastation, ”Hua added in the daily press conference. "The strength and role of the United States is destruction, not construction."
"We believe that the messages given so far by the Taliban to foreigners, diplomatic missions and the population are positive. We hope this is reflected in their actions," said
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
.
The Taliban are showing their willingness to work with other Afghan political forces, which is a positive sign, according to
Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov
. "The fact that the Taliban are now declaring, and demonstrating in practice, their willingness to respect the opinion of others is, I believe, a positive sign. In particular they have said that they are ready to discuss a government in which there are not only them but which also includes the participation of other Afghan representatives, "Lavrov said in a meeting with the teaching staff of the Kaliningrad region. Interfax reports it.