Pope Francis commented on the situation in Afghanistan with the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but attributed their authorship of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This was paid attention to the Agency RIA Novosti.
According to EL Mundo edition, Pontiff spoke about the Afghan crisis, referring to the statements made during Putin’s talks and Merkel in Moscow. “It is necessary to stop the irresponsible policies of the interference from the outside, the desire to build democracy in other countries, without taking into account the traditions of peoples,” he said. Dad hoped that rightly translated said statement.
The head of the Catholic Church almost literally quoted Putin’s words. “It is necessary to stop an irresponsible policy on the imposition of the outside of someone’s third-party values, the desire to build democracy in other people in other countries, without considering neither historical nor national, nor religious features, completely ignoring the traditions for which other peoples live,” the Russian stressed President at a meeting with Merkel.
Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called the conditions for recognizing the new power in Afghanistan. Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov stated that for the possible recognition of the Taliban authorities (a terrorist organization prohibited in Russia) it is necessary to wait for the formation of the government. According to the diplomat, it must contain all political forces, including ethnic minorities.