Statement of the Embassy and Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan  in Rome on The Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan

29 November 2022, Rome

The Embassy and Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA) in Rome, Italy welcomes the joint statement by the participating parties of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan, particularly with regard to preventing further exacerbation of the humanitarian catastrophe in the country and working to achieve stability, security and lasting peace in Afghanistan.

The Embassy and Mission of the IRoA in Rome strongly supports the member countries’ emphasis on the need to build upon previous regional and international consensus to establish an inclusive, representative, participatory, and responsive government, without any discrimination, and with the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation of women and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan. This Embassy and Mission further welcomes the demand of the participating countries for the observance of human rights in Afghanistan, especially the rights of women and ethnic minorities as well as the fundamental freedoms for all Afghans. Agreeing with member countries, this Embassy and Mission also reiterates on the importance of the territorial integrity, sovereignty, the right to self-determination and unity of Afghanistan. Once again, we reassert that Afghanistan’s territory should stop being used as a safe haven by state and non-state terrorist organizations and affiliates for serving their strategic goals that are considered a direct threat to the regional and global security. 

The Embassy and Mission of the IRoA reaffirms that the only way to secure a lasting solution to the current conflict and to achieve a lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan, and beyond is through principled negotiations in order to address the aforementioned fundamental issues, and make good on the aspirations of Afghan citizens for a united, sovereign, peaceful and inclusive Afghanistan, where there will be no room for sectarianism and/or discrimination on ethnic, religious, linguistic or any other grounds.