Iranian FM Calls for Inclusive Government To Ensure Stability in Afghanistan

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, said that forming an inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan is the solution to instability in the country.

During the non-aligned movement’s foreign ministers meeting on Wednesday in Baku, Amir-Abdollahian also called for the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets.

He emphasised that to end decades of conflict, instability, and crisis in Afghanistan, all ethnic groups in the country must be able to participate in the government.

The Iranian foreign minister also discussed the refugee issues and said that Iran hosts millions of Afghan refugees.

Iran has announced that the country hosts around five million Afghans.

The international community and various regional stakeholders have repeatedly asked the Taliban to form an inclusive government with the participation of representatives of all ethnic groups, sects, and political groups, but the group has not been responsive to these calls.

Earlier, members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in a joint declaration said that it essential to establish an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of representatives of all ethnic, religious, and political groups.

The member states believed that one of the most important factors of preservation and strengthening of safety and stability within SCO region, is advocating to build Afghanistan as an independent, neutral, united, democratic, and peaceful state, free from terrorism, war and drugs.