{"id":25877,"date":"2024-12-04T03:35:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=25877"},"modified":"2024-12-04T03:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T03:35:42","slug":"afghanistans-ongoing-exclusion-from-eco-dubbed-harmful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/12\/afghanistans-ongoing-exclusion-from-eco-dubbed-harmful\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan’s ongoing exclusion from ECO dubbed harmful"},"content":{"rendered":"

KABUL\/MASHAD (SW) – The absence of Afghanistan from the 28th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), despite being a member of the organization and having close economic ties with its members, is deemed unacceptable by experts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They argue that this exclusion reflects a dual and ambiguous stance from regional countries toward Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

The session was held on Tuesday, December 3, in Mashhad, Iran, with the participation of Iran’s Foreign Minister, Sayyid Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers and senior diplomatic representatives of Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan gathered to discuss the expansion of economic, cultural, and social cooperation.<\/p>\n

The Islamic Emirate had previously called for Afghanistan\u2019s role to be considered in regional matters. However, despite Afghanistan being a member of the organization, it has not been invited to the ECO meetings for the past three years.<\/p>\n

Sayed Akbar Siyal, an international relations expert, commented: “Afghanistan\u2019s exclusion from this meeting and the inconsistent invitations extended to the Islamic Emirate by some of the member countries suggest that these nations lack a unified and clear position toward the Islamic Emirate.”<\/p>\n

Janat Fahim Chakari, a political and economic analyst, also weighed in: “Iran and Pakistan have consistently tried to play a dual role toward Afghanistan. On the one hand, they portray themselves as friendly toward the Islamic Emirate; on the other, they exert political pressure through issues like migrants, and simultaneously try to hinder Afghanistan\u2019s economic development.”<\/p>\n

Other experts view Afghanistan\u2019s absence from such regional meetings as a sign of the country\u2019s isolation within the region and emphasize that a solution must be found to end this political deadlock. They also express concern over the long-term consequences of Afghanistan’s isolation and its detachment from regional developments.<\/p>\n

The Islamic Emirate’s spokespersons had not responded to Salaam Watandar’s inquiries regarding Afghanistan\u2019s absence from the ECO meeting at the time of this report.<\/p>\n

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