Nauru joins international community calls for calm and order in Afghanistan
REPUBLIC OF NAURU
Government Information Office
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
Nauru joins international
community calls for calm and order in Afghanistan
In the wake of political unrest in Afghanistan, the U.S.
Department of State issued a joint statement calling for the safe
and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans from the
country.
Nauru is among ten Pacific Island countries including Australia
and New Zealand, who are signatory to the statement on Afghanistan,
signed on 16 August 2021.
"Given the deteriorating security situation, we support, are
working to secure, and call on all parties to respect and
facilitate, the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and
Afghans who wish to leave the country. Those in positions of power
and authority across Afghanistan bear responsibility-and
accountability-for the protection of human life and property, and
for the immediate restoration of security and civil order.
Afghans and international citizens who wish to depart must be
allowed to do so; roads, airports and border crossing must remain
open, and calm must be maintained.
The Afghan people deserve to live in safety, security and
dignity. We in the international community stand ready to
assist them."
The following reflects the list of signatory countries as of 16
August 2021: Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, The High
Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta , Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Moldova, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama,
Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, United Kingdom,
United States of America, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia.
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