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00:04:00Its foreign
00:04:02political strategy is based on balanced relations,
00:04:06sovereignty, non- interference, economic strengthening,
00:04:10regional
00:04:12and mutual
00:04:15relations. Last year, on July 3rd, 2020, Russia
00:04:19became the first country to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
00:04:22At the same time, the countries of Central and South Asia
00:04:26made progress
00:04:32in their political and economic relations with Afghanistan.
00:04:36A lot of progress
00:04:37has been made.
00:04:39A lot of progress has been made.
00:05:42In a few days, we will have the fifth anniversary
00:05:45of the victory of the
00:05:48Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the establishment
00:05:51of the Islamic Emirate system in Afghanistan.
00:05:55Yes, considering the situation
00:05:58we had five years ago, that is, at the
00:06:02beginning of the arrival of the Islamic
00:06:05Emirate, the world did not expect
00:06:09this. The world was not prepared for
00:06:13the Western countries, which had deployed a very large number
00:06:16of forces in Afghanistan, to be defeated.
00:06:20The previous government was defeated, and the Emirate
00:06:23system came to power. This was not
00:06:27a readiness for the world's governments. When the Emirate came
00:06:31to power, unfortunately, on the one hand, most
00:06:34countries of the world put the Islamic
00:06:37Emirate under pressure in a way,
00:06:41and in a way,
00:06:46incited it. For example, you know that the UN still has not
00:06:49handed over the representation of Afghanistan to the Islamic
00:06:52Emirate. The foreign
00:06:55assets we had were frozen,
00:06:59and also, some of the leaders
00:07:02of the Islamic Emirate were on the blacklist, and still
00:07:06exist. All of this indicated
00:07:09that the world
00:07:12did not easily want to have good relations
00:07:16with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. But based on
00:07:19the efforts made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan,
00:07:22based on the efforts that
00:07:26the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan made in its diplomacy,
00:07:29and achieved very significant successes,
00:07:33today we see that dozens
00:07:36of countries have close relations
00:07:39with the Islamic Emirate.
00:07:42The representations of the Islamic Emirate have been reopened
00:07:46in many countries around the world. All of these were very
00:07:49great and unexpected successes. But despite
00:07:52these successes, it is not enough. It is true
00:07:56that in the field of foreign policy, we achieved
00:08:00very great successes, but despite
00:08:03these successes, we must take further steps
00:08:06to reach a better situation,
00:08:10a more brilliant situation. They have strengthened
00:08:30and established themselves in the region. Have they been successful
00:08:33in these five years? Well, in the region, the successes
00:08:37have been very good, especially regarding the Central
00:08:40Asian countries. And Afghanistan's relations with
00:08:44Central Asian countries have been very good
00:08:48and very fruitful. But with other countries,
00:08:52well, there have been problems in some issues, and in some issues,
00:08:55it has gone well. Currently, we must
00:08:59consider that a balanced policy,
00:09:03a balanced policy
00:09:05to the extent of the value and benefits
00:09:09it has for Afghanistan, we can draw for Afghanistan
00:09:12in the region and neighboring countries.
00:09:15If we try more than necessary, we may be harmed.
00:09:19We may suffer losses. Well, Afghanistan's relations
00:09:22with the countries of the region, you know, with China, with
00:09:26Central Asian countries, with Russia,
00:09:29with Iran, have been very close, but despite
00:09:33this, unfortunately, these countries
00:09:37should have recognized Afghanistan, while these countries still
00:09:40have not recognized
00:10:12They are right. They want to have relations with Afghanistan,
00:10:16and some of them do. But
00:10:20the intention is that we should have a moderate government
00:10:23in Afghanistan, a stable government. They do not
00:10:26have such a good intention for Afghanistan.
00:10:30It is true that every country, based on its necessities,
00:10:33tries to establish warm relations with another country
00:10:37at some points. You see that, especially in the last year,
00:10:40Iran's diplomatic situation is in disarray.
00:10:44The problems that exist in Iran,
00:10:48the war it has with some countries, are somewhat
00:10:51a debt that it tries to bring some countries, like
00:10:55Afghanistan, closer. But
00:10:58we should not be deceived, because unfortunately, what we see
00:11:01in history is that our neighboring countries have not
00:11:05had very good relations with Afghanistan. Of course,
00:11:09this may be different with Central Asian countries, especially
00:11:12in the last 10-15 years, that is, after the collapse
00:11:15of the former Soviet Union. But in this regard,
00:11:18my view is that they should not invest
00:11:22more than necessary in them, because the harm that
00:11:25the countries of the region can do is to deceive us,
00:11:29to deceive us from Western
00:11:32countries, from Arab
00:11:36Islamic countries. They can deceive us, and international
00:11:39relations, you know, are always
00:11:43in conflict with each other. International
00:11:46competitions exist. Therefore, we must adopt
00:11:50a policy that,
00:11:52despite having good relations
00:11:56with countries, not put all our eggs
00:12:00in one basket. How should these competitions you mentioned be managed?
00:12:03In this area, how should the Islamic Emirate take steps
00:12:06to manage these competitions for the benefit
00:12:09of Afghanistan? Well, first, we should not
00:12:13be deceived. That is, deceived in the sense that we feel
00:12:16that these relations with these countries alone
00:12:20secure all our interests. And we should not be appeased.
00:12:24In international relations, appeasement is also a serious issue,
00:12:27as some countries that have a history of appeasement
00:12:31try to appease some officials
00:12:34of countries through bribery and so on. And especially
00:12:37some of our neighboring countries are very experienced
00:12:40in this regard. And
00:12:43having knowledge, knowledge of the international
00:12:46situation, of Afghanistan's national
00:12:49interests, they must have this knowledge
00:12:53to be able to establish very stable relations.
00:12:57You see, in Afghanistan, in the
00:13:00past five years, we have had more than
00:13:0310 conferences, for example, international conferences
00:13:07in our neighboring countries, where they came and held
00:13:10conferences under various titles. And unfortunately,
00:13:14they tried to monopolize Afghanistan, and to some extent,
00:13:17they succeeded in this regard. Be sure
00:13:21that the countries of the region, apart from Central
00:13:25Asia, which is somewhat different, their
00:13:28policies are more influenced by Pakistan's policies.
00:13:32For example, during the visit
00:13:35of Iranian officials to Pakistan, at a time when
00:13:38Pakistanis were attacking Afghanistan, bombing
00:13:42Afghanistan, martyring our children, when
00:13:46Mr. Larijani went to Pakistan, he told the Pakistani
00:13:49officials that we give you a blank check on the issue of Afghanistan
00:13:53and Pakistan. He did not say to
00:14:55Yes, unfortunately, in the last 50 years, since we have always
00:14:59been in war, conflict, and destruction,
00:15:01we do not have a defined foreign policy
00:15:04draft or strategy. And this is a deficiency
00:15:08that we have. And this is a flaw
00:15:11that every government that has come to power in Afghanistan
00:15:14has implemented its foreign policies based on
00:15:18its own understanding. But unfortunately,
00:15:21a regular and codified
00:15:25strategy in Afghanistan's foreign
00:15:29policy does not exist, and this is a major harm
00:15:31to Afghanistan. How much do the countries
00:15:35of the region need Afghanistan's geopolitical position, and
00:15:38how should the Islamic Emirate better utilize
00:15:42this position as an opportunity? You see, since
00:15:46Afghanistan has a very geopolitical and
00:15:50geostrategic importance, this can be an
00:15:53opportunity or a
00:15:56threat. Yes, it is an opportunity when
00:15:59neighboring and regional countries
00:16:02look at Afghanistan positively and establish
00:16:06friendly relations
00:16:09based on international norms.
00:16:13This is a positive opportunity, and
00:16:16everyone benefits from it. It is good
00:16:19for Afghanistan, and it is good
00:16:23for our neighboring countries.
00:16:25Economically, it can have good trade,
00:16:29and in terms of security,
00:16:32it can bring security. But there is a time
00:16:36when, unfortunately, some countries may have
00:16:40bad intentions, create negative competition,
00:16:43and damage this golden position
00:16:47that Afghanistan has in the region. This is its negative
00:16:49aspect. And any valuable
00:16:53commodity, one reason for its value
00:16:56is that it is precious, and everyone wants
00:16:59to obtain it. Well, at that time, it can be a threat.
00:17:03And the precise question here
00:17:07is how
00:17:12the Islamic Emirate can use this as a strategic point. Well, in the Central Asian region,
00:17:16the Islamic Emirate has acted
00:17:20and this is excellent and commendable.
00:17:22However, regarding
00:17:26some neighboring countries, such as Pakistan, you
00:17:29know that, unfortunately, we are facing tension.
00:17:33In the case of China and Iran, there is
00:17:37success, but we must
00:17:40pay attention to not only think
00:17:44about trade and importing
00:17:47goods. We must also be an exporter of goods.
00:17:51We are mostly importers. Every country tries
00:17:55to find a consumer market for itself,
00:17:58and Afghanistan is more of a consumer market
00:18:01than a production
00:18:04hub. For
00:19:08the past four decades, one of the problems we have had
00:19:11in Afghanistan is that Afghanistan's foreign
00:19:14relations with the world were excessively
00:19:18political. Yes, but one of the achievements
00:19:21that the Islamic Emirate currently has is that
00:19:25it has tried to establish Afghanistan's relations
00:19:29with the world around economics, and this is
00:19:32excellent. If the Islamic Emirate succeeds
00:19:36in making its relations with the world commercial
00:19:40and economic before they become
00:19:44political and security-related, this is a very
00:19:47positive development. Fortunately, in this regard, my view is that
00:19:51the Emirate has acted somewhat
00:19:54successfully in this regard, and its emphasis is
00:19:58on this, its emphasis is on Afghanistan's
00:20:01relations with the world
00:20:04being more focused on economic axes.
00:20:39Well, unfortunately, Afghanistan's membership
00:20:42in international organizations is still
00:20:45facing challenges. You know that,
00:20:48for example, we have not yet succeeded,
00:20:52meaning Afghanistan or the Islamic Emirate
00:20:55has not yet succeeded in obtaining membership
00:20:59in the Islamic Conference. And the Islamic conferences
00:21:03that have been held in these five years, there may be exceptional cases,
00:21:06but in general, Afghanistan's representative is not present there.
00:21:10This itself is a problem. Unfortunately, we are not
00:21:13yet a member of the Shanghai Pact.
00:21:17That is, previously, for example,
00:21:20we were a member of SAARC, but currently, there are some
00:21:24problems in this regard. That is, as I mentioned
00:21:28to you at the beginning, the Islamic Emirate,
00:21:31considering the initial conditions where the world
00:21:34did not want to establish relations with the Islamic Emirate,
00:21:38considering those conditions and the conditions
00:21:41that the UN has with Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate has achieved
00:21:45very great successes. But these successes
00:21:48are not enough.
00:21:54The Islamic Emirate must strive to make these countries recognize the Islamic Emirate, or at least the countries of our region. In international
00:21:57law, the recognition
00:22:00of countries is done
00:22:04in two ways. One is de jure
00:22:07recognition, which is
00:22:10an irreversible and irrevocable
00:22:14recognition. Another is de facto
00:22:18recognition.
00:22:50We are a bit higher, because recognition in
00:22:54recognition factor is not done through international
00:22:57agreements. Diplomatic delegations do not travel,
00:23:00which we do. We have international agreements
00:23:04and
00:23:06for example, our diplomatic delegations travel.
00:23:10We are in a middle ground. This problem must be solved.
00:23:14You see that recognizing
00:23:16governments in the world
00:23:20is not mandatory. Yes,
00:23:23that we command a country
00:23:27that, for example, it is your duty to recognize
00:23:30the Islamic Emirate. Recognizing
00:23:33governments for other governments
00:23:37is a voluntary act. That is,
00:23:41all governments have the right to choose
00:23:44which country they recognize and which they do not.
00:23:48That is, there is nothing mandatory here. This is
00:23:51the diplomatic art of countries, and
00:23:55here, it is the art of Afghan diplomats
00:23:58to create incentives for foreign
00:24:02countries. That is, the recognition
00:24:05of countries, and following
00:24:08that, warming relations with governments,
00:24:11requires that each
00:24:14government creates incentives for other governments.
00:24:18That is, for example, Afghanistan should
00:24:33invest in Afghanistan. In terms of recognition,
00:24:37the same thing exists. Professor, how much
00:24:40can we count on these organizations?
00:24:44If
00:24:46in the region, organizations like Shanghai,
00:25:20recognize them, you see, we consider the capacity
00:25:23of countries, the intentions of countries.
00:25:27Yes, China truly has a great
00:25:30capacity to persuade some countries to lobby
00:25:34for Afghanistan. Russia also has a relatively
00:25:37large capacity to lobby, but it hasn't yet.
00:25:40Yes, this lobbying from China and
00:25:44Russia towards other countries,
00:25:47to encourage other countries
00:27:12regarding preventing improper practices during
00:27:16weddings, funerals, and also
00:27:19returning from Hajj and Umrah. Article 1,
00:27:23number 16. The wedding ceremony
00:27:26should be held without extravagance and showing
00:27:29off, in accordance with the groom's ability
00:27:33and in the desired place and cars. The bride's family
00:27:36cannot force the groom to hold the wedding
00:27:39ceremony in a hotel or expensive cars.
00:27:43Article 1, number
00:27:4517. The groom should not hold the wedding ceremony in official cars.
00:30:03with the participation of all people and
00:30:06strata of Afghanistan. Therefore, I ask
00:30:09all the people of Afghanistan, especially the people
00:30:12of Kabul, to participate in this
00:30:15glorious victory celebration.