Remarks following the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2405 Renewing the Mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

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03/15/2019

“When the Council considers important issues of international peace and security — such as the situation in Afghanistan — it cannot allow the national initiatives of one member state to derail negotiations. In this case, the issue was China’s demand that the resolution highlight its Belt and Road Initiative, despite its tenuous ties to Afghanistan and known problems with corruption, debt distress, environmental damage, and lack of transparency.”

-Ambassador Jonathan Cohen

By United States Mission to the United Nations | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: Exclude, Highlights | Tags: Archive 2017-2021

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