Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Geneva Esmayeel Baqayee Hamaneh strongly deplored violation of human rights in Afghanistan, stressing the need for the formation of a government with the participation of all Afghan groups.
Baqayee Hamaneh said at a special meeting of human rights council on Tuesday that the Afghan people deserve to live in peaceful conditions at their homes and have good ties with neighbors without illegitimate military interference, adding that and this will happen solely through an inclusive government with participation of all ethnic and religious groups of the Afghan society.
Process of peace and reconciliation under the Afghanistan's leadership and control should be accelerated, he said, underlining that achievements of the Afghan nation should not be endangered.
Baqayee Hamaneh condemned aggression in Afghanistan, and said no crime has to be left unpunished, adding that the current situation in Afghanistan surely is due to the US long-term military interference.
The US did make Afghanistan face pain, disappointment, and destruction, he said, adding that Washington also expanded insecurity and instability across the region.
They cannot run away from the responsibility they have for aftermath of their tragic military presence in Afghanistan, Baqayee Hamaneh stressed.
Then, he called on the international society to shoulder its joint responsibility for helping Afghan refugees have proper COVID-19 vaccines.
During the past four decades, Iran has had close ties with Afghanistan and hosted millions of Afghan refugees, the envoy said.
During the past years, Iran has made all its efforts to help Afghanistan advance, he noted.
At the end of his remarks, Baqayee Hamaneh said Iran has already made all its efforts to facilitate the Afghan peace talks, and will do it in the future.
Iran resumed exports of fuel to Afghanistan after increased demands and 70% decrease in customs tariffs.
New provincial governors appointed by the Taliban have requested critical deliveries of oil products to resume, Spokesman for the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union Hamid Hosseini said on Monday.
Iranian customs officials said that all of the country’s borders with Afghanistan have reopened and goods are transiting safely. The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) lifted a ban on fuel exports to Afghanistan, which had been in place since Aug. 6.
Iran is Afghanistan’s largest trading partner, with around $2 billion in bilateral trade each year, nearly a third of Afghanistan’s total trade volume. They share a 570-mile border that includes several lucrative trade routes.
Last December, the two countries marked the opening of their first shared railway network, linking the Iranian city of Khaf with the Afghan town of Rozanak about 150 kilometers away.
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