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EU will not recognise Taliban

03 September 2021 15:40 (UTC +04:00)

The European Union has said it won't recognise the Taliban as the new government of Afghanistan, APA reports citing BBC.

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said any engagement would be subject to strict conditions and would only be to support the Afghan people.

Washington has taken a similar position, but Russia and China have both indicated a softer stance.

The EU also said it aimed to co-ordinate its contacts with the Taliban through a joint EU presence in Kabul to oversee evacuations and to ensure that a new Afghan government fulfils commitments on issues including security and human rights.

"We have decided to work in a co-ordinated manner... if the security conditions are met," he said at a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers in Slovenia.

He also said the EU would co-ordinate "strongly" on Afghanistan with the US, G7, G20 and other organisations, and that it would initiate a "regional political platform of co-operation" with the country's neighbours.