Two diplomatic sources told “Reuters” that the leaders of the Group of Seven countries are expected to pledge to take a unified position on whether to officially recognize the Taliban movement or not or impose sanctions on it, during a virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan today, Tuesday.
A European diplomat said: “The G7 leaders will agree to coordinate the situation on whether or when the Taliban will be recognized.. they will commit to continuing to work closely together.”
and created control The sudden movement of the Taliban on Afghanistan this month, with the start of the withdrawal of US forces, disturbed foreign governments and sparked a wave of panic and mass flight from the country.
have The leaders of the United States, Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Canada and Japan are resorting to the possibility of issuing a unified official recognition, or imposing sanctions on the movement again to get it to comply with commitments to respect women’s rights and international relations.
Recognition is a political step for sovereign states It has important implications, including allowing a student to
An agreement concluded by the administration of former US President Donald Trump in 2020 explicitly states that the movement is “not recognized by the United States as a country.”
The two sources told Reuters that the G7 leaders will also discuss a possible extension of the August 31 date set by US President Joe Biden for the withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan, in order to give the United States and other countries more time to reach their citizens. from Western countries and evacuating them, as well as Afghan nationals who have provided assistance to NATO and US forces and those who are at risk in Afghanistan.
This comes as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that the Taliban will be “judged by their actions” rather than their words, adding that he intends during the G7 summit Calling on allies to increase their “support for refugees” and humanitarian aid.”
In a statement issued by his office, Johnson, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven, said that “with our partners and allies, we will continue to use all humanitarian and diplomatic means to protect human rights and preserve the gains of the past two decades.”
Emphasizing that the “first priority” at the moment is the evacuation of British nationals and Afghan nationals who assisted Western forces, Johnson emphasized that it was “essential that we come together as an international community” for the “deal”. on a common long-term approach.”
Johnson explained in his statement that the virtual summit will be held on Tuesday afternoon and will bring him together with the leaders of each of the states United States, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. The Secretary-General of the United Nations and NATO will also participate in the summit.
The statement pointed out that Johnson will call on his country’s allies to “increase their support for refugees and humanitarian aid” during the summit. Talks at the summit will also focus on the successive evacuations from Kabul airport.
The statement did not say whether Johnson would call during the summit for the United States to postpone until after the August 31 deadline for its withdrawal from the airport. Afghanistan, a demand that British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace had expressed on Monday morning.
These statements provoked a firm response from the Taliban, which said it considered any delay in the withdrawal date a “red line”, warning of “consequences Such a decision.
US President Joe Biden left the door ajar before the possibility of delaying the date of withdrawal from Afghanistan if the evacuations did not end by that time.
And on Monday Biden discussed And Johnson on the phone in the Afghan crisis. The British Cabinet said in a statement that Biden and Johnson agreed during their phone call to “continue to work together to ensure that those who have the right to leave can do so.”
