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Macron talks about Afghanistan with Putin and Draghi

2021-08-19T21:14:11.995Z


The head of state has already discussed the Afghan situation with Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson, while a G7 meeting is scheduled for next week.


Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for "

close

international

cooperation

" on the crisis in Afghanistan by meeting Thursday, August 19 in turn with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Poutine and with the head of the Italian government Mario Draghi, according to the Elysee .

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During the telephone interview with Vladmir Poutin, which lasted more than an hour and a half, Emmanuel Macron notably discussed "

priority expectations with regard to the Taliban

", who seized power in Kabul: "the

fight against drugs and arms trafficking, a break with international terrorist movements, respect for women's rights,

”indicated the French presidency.

"

Need for close cooperation

"

The two presidents "

have agreed to coordinate closely in the days and weeks to come, bilaterally as well as within the United Nations Security Council, as within the framework of the G20

", she added.

Previously, Macron and Draghi had also agreed on the "

need for close cooperation

" within the EU "in

order to carry out the evacuation of the most threatened Europeans and Afghans, as well as to anticipate consequences of the Afghan crisis

”, according to the Elysee.

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Since the beginning of the week, the French head of state has already discussed Afghanistan with the German Angela Merkel and the British Boris Johnson, while a G7 meeting is scheduled for next week.

During the interview with Vladimir Poutine, Emmanuel Macron again called for the release of the opponent Alexei Navalny, "

a year after the attempted assassination of which he was the victim, in accordance with the decisions of the European Court of Rights. of Man,

”said the Elysee.

He also hoped that the Russian legislative elections in September "will

be held in accordance with the criteria of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

", according to the presidency.

Source: lefigaro

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