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Macron says Taliban recognition 'should have price' ahead of G20 summit

Macron says Taliban recognition 'should have price' ahead of G20 summit
Speaking with a French broadcaster about the upcoming G20 summit, Macron insisted there be a 'price' for 'international recognition' of the Taliban, including on women's rights.
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Humanitarian access was part of Macron's price [LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP/Getty]

said the forthcoming must send a clear message to on the conditions for international recognition.

In an interview with France Inter radio station broadcast on Tuesday, said those conditions must include , access for foreign humanitarian operations and non-cooperation with Islamist terror groups.

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"I believe international recognition should have a price, and the dignity of Afghan women, equality between men and women, should be one of the points on which we insist, and should be a condition for us," Macron said.

Referring to the due to take place in Rome later this month, Macron said: "We will talk about Afghanistan. We absolutely must, that's to say us, the Europeans, the Americans, China, Russia, the big powers of Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America all together, we must have a very clear message that we will set conditions for recognition of the Taliban."

(Reuters)

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