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Lavrov Says Counterproductive to Impose Any Form of Governance on Afghanistan
Lavrov Says Counterproductive to Impose Any Form of Governance on Afghanistan
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KALININGRAD, Russia (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the belief that imposing any form of governance on Afghanistan is... 17.08.2021, Sputnik International
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"We know Afghanistan well, we know how this country is organized and how counterproductive it is to impose any form of governance. But the Americans tried to create what they consider to be democracy there," Lavrov said at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.Western attempts to impose their standards of democracy on Afghanistan were a grave mistake, the Russian foreign minister continued.The same day, the top Russian diplomat said that Moscow was not rushing to recognize the Taliban*, who took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. The takeover happened almost a month prior to the scheduled date of the complete withdrawal of international troops from the country.*A terrorist organization banned in Russia
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Lavrov Says Counterproductive to Impose Any Form of Governance on Afghanistan
21:06 GMT 17.08.2021 (Updated: 13:22 GMT 06.08.2022) KALININGRAD, Russia (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the belief that imposing any form of governance on Afghanistan is counterproductive.
"We know Afghanistan well, we know how this country is organized and how counterproductive it is to impose any form of governance. But the Americans tried to create what they consider to be democracy there," Lavrov said at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
Western attempts to impose their standards of democracy on Afghanistan were a grave mistake, the Russian foreign minister continued.
It is naive to think that it is possible to make the Afghan people live in accordance with Western values, while totally ignoring local traditions that have been prevalent there for centuries, Lavrov added.
17 August 2021, 19:13 GMT
The same day, the top Russian diplomat said that Moscow was not rushing to recognize the Taliban*, who took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. The takeover happened almost a month prior to the scheduled date of the complete withdrawal of international troops from the country.
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia
