Indonesia’s FM And UN’s Special Representative of Afghanistan Meet in Doha

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, and UN Secretary General's special representative in Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva met on the sidelines of the Doha meeting. Marsudi said on Tuesday that the two sides discussed the right to education and work of Afghan girls and women.

The Indonesian foreign minister stressed that other matters of discussion revolved around assessing the situation of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.

The UN Secretary-General and more than 20 representatives of various countries and international organisations participated in the two-day Doha meeting.

The United Nations had previously announced in a statement that human rights, the rights of women and girls, the formation of an inclusive government, and combating terrorism and drug trafficking are the key issues on the agenda of the Doha meeting.

Diplomats present in Doha told Afghanistan International that countries including Russia, Pakistan, and China have been working to find a way to support the recognition of the Taliban.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Deputy Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani, told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of the Doha meeting that 40 million Afghans should not be victims of politics.