Moscow-Sana
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on Afghanistan's neighboring countries to prevent any presence of US and NATO forces on the territory of this country, stressing that the alliance bears responsibility for the deep crisis Afghanistan is going through.
In a speech today during a meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring countries via video link, Lavrov pointed out that the West's insistence on reconfiguring Afghanistan according to its standards has resulted in unfortunate results, including "the outbreak of internal conflicts, bloodshed, exacerbation of polarization within society, economic and social collapse and a humanitarian catastrophe," in addition to an increase in the number of crimes. International terrorism, rampant corruption and drug production on an unprecedented scale in the country.
Lavrov warned against the flow of terrorists and criminal elements from Afghanistan to neighboring countries under the guise of refugees, and said: It is clear that without a decisive battle against drug production and smuggling, and against international terrorist organizations and their use from abroad in Afghanistan, it is unlikely that it will be possible to build a distinctive normal foreign policy with neighboring countries. For Afghanistan which is primarily targeted by these destructive forces.
In addition to Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting.