The United Nations said on Monday that discussions over the appointment of a special envoy for Afghanistan were ongoing.&The process is ongoing.
As soon as there is a public update, I hope to be able to share with you,& Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of UN Secretary-General, said in a press conference.The Security Council adopted the resolution requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Envoy for Afghanistan in late December.
China and Russia abstained from the vote, while the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) criticized UNSC decision to appoint a special envoy.IEA believes that the appointment of an additional special envoy for Afghanistan in the presence of UNAMA is unnecessary as Afghanistan is not a conflict zone and is ruled by a central government.According to reports, the envoy would need to engage both IEA and non-IEA Afghans to initiate intra-Afghan dialogue.According to a commentary published by Japan Times newspaper, three names are being floated as possible envoy candidates: Japanese diplomat Tadamichi Yamamoto, who was the secretary-general'sspecial representative for Afghanistan between 2016 and 2020, former British ambassador to Afghanistan Nicholas Kay and Turkey'sformer in Kabul, Cihad Erginay.The post UN says talks over appointing special envoy for Afghanistan ‘ongoing& first appeared on Ariana News.