Qatar’s ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

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Qatar’s ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

Thursday, 23 September 2021 | AP | United Nations

The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal, urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations against turning their backs on the country’s Taliban rulers.

Speaking from the podium of the UN General Assembly Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed “the necessity of continuing dialogue with Taliban because boycott only leads to polarization and reactions, whereas dialogue could bring in positive results.”His warning was directed at the many heads of state worried about engaging with the Taliban and recognizing their takeover of Afghanistan.

The Taliban say they want international recognition. The group challenged the credentials of Afghanistan’’s former UN ambassador and are asking to speak at the UN General Assembly’’s high-level meeting of world leaders. They say it is the responsibility of the United Nations to recognise their government and for other countries to have diplomatic relations with them.

Senior State Department officials said they were aware of the Taliban’’s request as the US is a member of the UN credentials committee, but they would not predict how that panel might rule.

However, one of the officials said the committee “would take some time to deliberate,” suggesting that the Taliban’’s envoy would not be able to speak at the General Assembly at this session, at least during the high-level leaders’ week.

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