French President Emmanuel Macron said that France and the UK will propose a United Nations Security Zone in Kabul to allow humanitarian aid to continue.
Emmanuel Macron said France was holding preliminary talks with the Taliban (Photo: AP)
France and Britain will table a resolution at a United Nations emergency meeting on Monday proposing a security zone in Kabul to protect people trying to leave Afghanistan, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.
“Our proposed resolution aims to define a safe zone in Kabul under UN control that would allow humanitarian operations to continue,” Macron said in an interview published on Sunday by the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD).
During a visit to Mosul, Iraq, Macron later confirmed the comments and said he hoped the resolution would be received positively.
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“I can’t see who could speak out against ensuring the safety of humanitarian operations,” Macron told reporters.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls a meeting on Afghanistan with the UN envoy for Great Britain, France, the USA, China and Russia – the permanent members of the Security Council with the right of veto.
Macron said on Saturday that France was holding preliminary talks with the Taliban about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the possible evacuation of more people.
US forces that have been guarding the airport in Kabul are due to withdraw by a deadline set by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. France is one of the countries that also ended evacuations from Kabul airport.
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