Voting in the UN Security Council on the resolution supporting the agreements between the U.S. and the Taliban will be held on Tuesday, sources in the SC told.
Earlier at the ceremony in Qatar, the U.S. and the Taliban signed the first peace agreement for more than 18 years of war, which provides for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in 14 months and the beginning of inter-Afghan dialogue in March after the deal on exchange of prisoners. The U.S. has pledged to reduce the number of troops in that country to 8,600. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the U.S. believes the Taliban leadership is doing everything in its power to complete the deal.
“The vote is expected on Tuesday at 4 p.m.”, – said the agency interlocutor.
The second source confirmed this information.
According to the draft resolution, a copy of which is available to “the Security Council welcomes significant steps towards ending the war”, the start of intra-Afghan negotiations that were made possible by the U.S. and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Joint Declaration and the U.S.-Taliban agreement.
As noted in the text, the UN Security Council calls on the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban to implement additional confidence-building measures in good faith to create conditions conducive to the rapid start and success of intra-Afghan negotiations and the establishment of lasting peace. This includes the reduction of violence as well as the release of detainees.
The Security Council calls upon all States to fully support the successful negotiation of a comprehensive and sustainable peace agreement that ends the war, the text says.
The Security Council expresses its readiness, with the start of inter-Afghan negotiations, to begin a review of the status of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included on the list established by UNSC resolution 1988. This sanctions list includes individuals, legal entities, as well as enterprises and groups associated with the Taliban.