Afghanistan, Draghi hears Johnson: initiatives for stability

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Mario Draghi on the situation in Afghanistan tonight. This was reported by Downing Street, according to which the prime minister outlined “his five-point proposal for the international community to support the Afghan people and contribute to regional stability”. Johnson and Draghi agreed to “work together to avoid a humanitarian tragedy in Afghanistan and the neighboring region and to discuss the next steps at a virtual meeting of G7 leaders in the coming days.” “As part of ongoing international contacts on the crisis in Afghanistan, the Prime Minister tonight had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson “, reads a note from Palazzo Chigi.” During the interview, the possible initiatives of the respective G7 Presidencies and of the G20 in favor of the stability of Afghanistan and in defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country “. In addition,” the conversation also allowed an exchange of views on the perspectives in the context of the G20 and CoP 26 regarding the fight against climate change ” US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel also spoke today about the situation in Afghanistan. The White House said, reporting that the two leaders “praised the ongoing efforts of their military and civilian personnel who work closely together in Kabul for the evacuation of their citizens, the vulnerable Afghans and the brave Afghans who have worked tirelessly in the last 20 years to provide security, promote peace and bring development assistance to the Afghan people. “Biden and Merkel” also discussed the need for close coordination on delivering humanitarian aid to vulnerable Afghans in the country, as well as in supporting states neighbors, and agreed to continue planning this work in the next virtual meeting of the G7 partners. “