Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominic Rab And other officials will focus on the future and Taliban With a view to reaching an international consensus on how to deal with the new Afghan regime.
After Britain withdrew its last batch of troops and diplomats from Afghanistan on Saturday, a series of diplomatic conferences are planned in the coming days.
Diplomatic sources said that Mr. Raab will explain how the response to the Taliban must be pragmatic and based on the organization’s actions.
this government Previously, he insisted that how to accept and participate in the new Afghan regime is a decision that must be agreed with international partners.
Mr. Raab will participate in meetings with G7 counterparts, NATO, Qatar and Turkey on Monday.
He is expected to emphasize that Afghanistan cannot be a safe haven for terrorists and that stability in the region must be a priority.
He will also emphasize the need to hold the Taliban accountable for their human rights commitments.
The top priority of the agenda is expected to be the Taliban’s commitment to allow safe passage for foreign nationals and Afghans who are permitted to enter third countries.
Prior to this, the United Kingdom and more than 90 other countries and organizations issued a statement stating that the Taliban had pledged this.
The Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan’s Transition, Sir Simon Gass, will also deliver the same message in Doha.
This commitment is particularly important because of concerns that the number of Afghans who may be eligible for resettlement is much higher than the government’s estimate.
Shadow minister of foreign affairs Lisa Nandy Write to Mr. Raab on Sunday, explaining that there are 5,000 potential cases in the inboxes of Labour MPs alone.
She warned that the government was “seriously underestimating.”
She said: “My office is currently tracking the case of 5,000 people related to Labour MPs, including British nationals, well-known public figures, people with severe disabilities and children separated from their families. This may make people feel the complexity of evacuation. sex. .”
At the same time, the British ambassador to the United Nations will discuss the situation with ambassadors from the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council, China, France, Russia and the United States.
It is understood that, in particular, the influence of Russia and China on the new Afghan government may be the key to combating terrorism and drugs, preventing refugee crises and avoiding further economic collapse.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Said Sunday: “Although we are now leaving with the United States, we will still have representatives in the region.
“Together with our allies in the United States, Europe and around the world, we will deal with the Taliban, not based on what they say, but what they do.
“If the new regime in Kabul wants diplomatic recognition or unlocks the billions of people currently frozen, they will have to ensure the safe passage of those who wish to leave the country, respect the rights of women and girls, and prevent Afghanistan from becoming a global terror again. An incubator for socialism, because it will be disastrous for Afghanistan.”
Previously, the government was criticized for responding to the Afghanistan crisis.
The Labour Party accused the ministers of “inconvenience”.
On Saturday, the Chairman of the Special Committee on Foreign Affairs and Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat described Britain’s efforts to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as “the end of the sprint, which is not exactly the beginning of the sprint.”
On Sunday, Lord Richard Dannat, the former commander-in-chief of the British Army, stated that “the government seems to have fallen asleep while on duty, which is incredible”.
“We should have done better, we could have done better. We absolutely had to find out why the government did not launch it faster,” he told Times Radio.
