Afghanistan Peace CampaignBoth parties stressed the importance of utilizing the positive outcomes from the third Doha meeting and applying these results in the upcoming fourth meeting.
Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, met with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, to discuss arrangements for the fourth Doha meeting on Afghanistan.
According to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both parties stressed the importance of utilizing the positive outcomes from the third Doha meeting and applying these results in the upcoming fourth meeting.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar in a statement added: “The meeting touched on the need to leverage the positive momentum created by the success of the third Doha Meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan, and to build on its outcome in the fourth meeting to be held in Doha.”
“The three previous Doha meetings did not achieve tangible outcomes to shift engagement from a de facto framework to a de jure one. I hope that this meeting can pave the way for the Islamic Emirate to transition from this stage,” Mohammad Omar Nehzat, a political analyst, told TOLOnews.
Support for Afghanistan’s private sector, combating narcotics, and ensuring alternative livelihoods for farmers were among the key issues discussed in the third Doha meeting.
Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate’s Political Office in Qatar, told TOLOnews that if the agenda is shared with the Islamic Emirate and their conditions are met, their delegation will participate in the fourth Doha meeting.
The head of the Islamic Emirate’s Political Office in Qatar said: “The agenda for the upcoming Doha meeting should be shared with the Islamic Emirate beforehand, and our agenda should also be considered. We hope that this meeting will be fruitful and help resolve issues.”
Qatar has been one of the influential countries in recent political developments in Afghanistan, hosting at least three international meetings with special representatives from different countries for Afghanistan under the auspices of the United Nations.
The exact date of the fourth Doha meeting is not yet confirmed, and the Islamic Emirate has also not officially announced its participation. The fourth Doha meeting on Afghanistan is expected to be held before the end of this year.