Naseer Ahmad Fayeq, who is holding Afghanistan'sseat at the United Nations, on Wednesday voted in favor of a resolution that condemned Russia'swar on Ukraine.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), however, said that Kabul will remain impartial.The resolution demanding that Russia &immediately, completely and unconditionally& withdraw its military forces from Ukraine was supported by 141 of the UN's193 members.China, India and South Africa were among the 35 countries that abstained, while just five & Eritrea, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and of course Russia & voted against it.Before the vote, Fayeq had said that Russia'sattack on Ukraine is &a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter, in which it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and refrains from threatening or using force against political independence, sovereignty and the rule of law.&IEA, however, suggested that the vote was not Afghanistan'sofficial stance.&It is our policy that we will not take side in any issue around the world.
We want to attract the world'sattention to Afghanistan'sreconstruction.
We want to maintain relations with all countries and be impartial.
We ask all to resolve their problems through talks not fighting,& said Suhail Shaheen, IEA'snominee for Afghanistan'sUN envoy post.Some diplomats believe Fayeq'svote at UN will not affect Afghanistan'sties with Russia.&The person who is currently holding Afghanistan'sseat at UN cannot represent a state which he doesn&t recognize, therefore, only the IEA Foreign Ministry'sstatements are legally and politically reliable,& said Ahmad Sarwar, a former Afghan ambassador to India.The post Fayeq votes against Russia at UN, IEA says Afghanistan to remain impartial first appeared on Ariana News..
News and Image Credits: Afghan Voice Agency