World gradually accepting IEA: Kabulov

KABUL (Pajhwok): The international community is realizing that Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is legitimate authority in Afghanistan, says Russia’s special envoy.

Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov was quoted by TASS as saying that the world was becoming aware of this fact, something that Moscow acknowledged long ago.

"Of course, [the world] is becoming aware of this fact. And Russia was ahead of the curve here. Better late than never," Kabulov said.

Referring to the upcoming UN-led meeting in Doha on Afghanistan, He said the Afghan crisis would be the focus of the huddle on June 30 and July 1.

"In our opinion, this meeting will be useful if it contributes to reviving close and constructive cooperation between the international community and the Afghan authorities, primarily for resolving the social and economic problems the country and its people are facing."

Referring to a query, Kabulov replied he would “most definitely” talk to the IEA delegation on the sidelines of the upcoming conference in Qatari capital.

"We will communicate both on the sidelines [of the Doha meeting] and, certainly, in any other convenient formats," Kabulov said when asked if he plans to hold a bilateral meeting with the IEA delegation.