Afghanistan: a virtual meeting of the G7 will take place on Tuesday, announces Boris Johnson – franceinfo

The virtual meeting of the G7 leaders on the situation in Afghanistan will be held on Tuesday, announced Sunday (August 22nd) the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, whose country currently holds the presidency of the “group of 7” (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom).

“It is vital that the international community work together to ensure safe evacuations, prevent a humanitarian crisis and help the Afghan people protect progress [réalisés] the last 20 years “, the head of government said on Twitter.

I will convene G7 leaders on Tuesday for urgent talks on the situation in Afghanistan. It is vital that the international community works together to ensure safe evacuations, prevent a humanitarian crisis and support the Afghan people to secure the gains of the last 20 years.

– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 22, 2021

A meeting bringing together the G7 foreign ministers has already taken place on Thursday. At the end of this meeting, the ministers called on the Taliban to guarantee the “security” foreigners and Afghans wanting to leave Afghanistan. They also underlined “the need for all parties to respect international humanitarian law”.