Macron says France and Britain will propose the safe zone of Kabul

PARIS, August 29 (Reuters) – France and Britain will present a resolution at a UN emergency meeting scheduled for Monday in Afghanistan proposing a safe zone in Kabul to try to protect people trying to leave the country, he said. say French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday.

“Our motion for a resolution aims to define a safe zone in Kabul, under UN control, that will allow humanitarian operations to continue,” Macron told the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) in an interview published Sunday .

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is convening a meeting on Afghanistan with UN envoys to Britain, France, the United States, China and Russia, permanent members of the Security Council veto.

Macron said on Saturday that France was holding preliminary discussions with the Taliban about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the possible evacuation of more people from the country. Read more

U.S. military forces, which have been monitoring Kabul airport, will have to withdraw before Tuesday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. France is among the countries that have also completed evacuations at Kabul airport.

Report by Sarah White and Bertrand Boucey; Edited by Leslie Adler

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