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US-China confrontation over UN Afghan support group, China also vetoed right = diplomatic sources

2019-09-17T02:19:32.106Z


[UN 16th Reuters]-The United States and China are in conflict over the resolution of the Security Council to continue the duties of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan. Several diplomatic muscles revealed. China has a “One Belt, One Road” structure


[UN 16th Reuters]-The United States and China are in conflict over the resolution of the Security Council to continue the duties of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan. Several diplomatic muscles revealed. China is dissatisfied with the lack of reference to the “One Belt, One Road” concept in the resolution, suggesting that veto rights have been invoked.

The Security Council was scheduled to vote on the 16th for the continuation of the Afghan Support Group (UNAMA), but it was postponed to 17th to continue discussions. UNAMA's authority will expire on the 17th. In order for the resolution to be passed, in addition to the approval of 9 of the 15 countries that make up the Security Council, it is necessary that the permanent members of the United States, Britain, China, and Russia do not exercise veto rights.

According to diplomatic sources, China is expected to bring short-term measures to allow UNAMA to continue its duties after voting on the resolution drafted by Germany and Indonesia. However, several board members are considering abstention, and it is unclear whether China will gain support from nine countries.

UNAMA was founded in 2002 and supports preparatory work for an election scheduled to be voted on September 28, and supports peace talks between the Afghan government and the anti-government armed forces Taliban.

UNAMA's administrative authority is updated annually by the Security Council. The resolutions of 2016, 2017 and 2017 included a reference to welcome efforts such as the Belt and Road Initiative in China to promote trade and traffic.

However, in the renewal in March this year, western member countries such as the United States called for the removal of these words, which led to the rebound of China and took short-term measures to enable continued work for six months. .

Source: asahi

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