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17 September 2021, 12:34

Lukashenko: Only Afghan people can solve problems in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, 17 September (BelTA) - The problems in Afghanistan should be solved by the Afghan people themselves, but the country should receive help, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe on 17 September, BelTA has learned.

The head of state noted that a lot of different points of view and positions on Afghanistan have been heard recently.

“Summing up everything that has been said, my experience as President helps me draw one conclusion: all the problems that exist today in Afghanistan must be solved by the Afghan people themselves. Only the Afghan people can solve the problems that have been created and continue to be created in this territory,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The Belarusian leader pointed out that the neighboring countries are also interested in having a stable partner nearby, which means they need to help Afghanistan in solving the existing problems. “The history teaches us: the two largest, most powerful states (the Soviet Union and America) have been trying, partly by force, to solve the problems in Afghanistan for 30 years. What happened in the end? You know it from the recent events. The problems must be solved peacefully. The Afghan state and people should be treated as equals. Afghanistan should get help. Only in this way we can painlessly resolve the problems,” stressed the Belarusian leader.

“We must all understand that these problems will not be solved instantly. It is necessary to take calm and patient steps, offering various ways to help Afghanistan. We should not impose our values on them; they will choose their own future. The contemporary history of the development of Central and South Asia teaches us this. I would like to emphasize once again: the Afghans will choose their future by themselves. We just need to help them,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

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