Boris Johnson welcomes announcement by Afghanistan’s National Unity Government of a ceasefire over Eid

LONDON, Jun 07 (APP):British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday welcomed the announcement by Afghanistan’s National Unity Government of a ceasefire over Eid ul-Fitr.
According to a statement of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office issued here Thursday, he said:
“I welcome the announcement by the National Unity Government of a ceasefire for Eid ul-Fitr. This is an
opportunity to reduce levels of violence and create space for talks to begin. Recent international conferences
in Kabul and Tashkent have shown that the regional community and regional states are united on the need for a
peaceful resolution in Afghanistan. We call on the Taliban to join the ceasefire and seize the opportunity to
advance the cause of peace which the people of Afghanistan so deserve”.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson further said that it was also right that the ceasefire did not apply to affiliates of the so-called Islamic State, and other terrorist groups. “I am certain that the Afghan government will remain resolute in defending the Afghan state and its people.”
The UK, he said stood firmly with the Afghan government against terrorism and supports its efforts to
build peace.