Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday said the United Nations (UN) should step up efforts at this critical juncture in Afghanistan as Bangladesh does not want to see people in Afghanistan suffer anymore.
"While we welcome peace talks involving important players, I think, the United Nations as a neutral broker should step up [efforts] at this critical juncture," he said adding that Bangladesh wants to see a fellow South Asian State, a fellow member of SAARC and its people remain free from any sufferings.
Bangladesh thinks the strengthening of democratic institutions, including endogenous ones and unimpeded socio-economic development in Afghanistan - with the active participation of the international community - remain important.
"The daunting task ahead is to build an efficient public service delivery system suitable for the Afghan people given the geography and ethnic divide and millennium old, decentralized structure," said the Foreign Secretary.
Masud Momen was addressing a webinar titled "Current Afghan Situation and Bangladesh" organised by North-South University.
Prof Taufique, South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance, Vice Chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam, Brig Gen Shakhwat Hossain, Faruque Ahmed, former executive director, BRAC International, Shahidul Haque, former foreign secretary and Professorial Fellow, SIPG, NSU and Dr Masroor, Representative of the Afghan Government spoke at the event.
Prof Lailufar Yasmin, Department of International Relations, Dhaka University, presented the keynote paper.
