Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said theAfghanistan’s ambassador in the United Nations from Afghanistan’s toppledregime had no standing and that the war-torn country’s seat at the UNshould remain vacant for now.
In an interview with The New York Times Foreign Minister said GhulamIsaczai’s right to represent Afghanistan at the United Nations was notdefensible because his government has collapsed.
Ghulam Isaczai’s who so far remains the officially recognized envoy ofAfghanistan at the UN, is listed to speak in the General Assembly today.
Meanwhile, the Taliban have requested that Suhail Shaheen, replace Isaczaiand be permitted to speak at the General Assembly.
The United Nations General Assembly’s Credentials Committee will take upthe issue who should be the rightful representative of Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister further said there have been no signs of a feared descentinto civil war in Afghanistan over the Taliban’s victory, at least not yet.
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He said Pakistan has not seen an influx of Afghanistan citizens surgeacross the border despite the fact that the border is open.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi however, allowed for the possibility that ahumanitarian and economic collapse in Afghanistan remained a real threat.
Replying to a question, the Foreign Minister described Pakistan as a“supportive ally” of the United States; both during the US-led war inAfghanistan and the abrupt American pullout.
