A Taliban ambassador in Canberra? We're not thinking about it, says PM

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Australia is not contemplating a Taliban representative occupying the Afghan embassy in Canberra, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told annajhenderson at SBS News in Washington.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia is not contemplating a Taliban representative occupying the Afghan embassy in Canberra.The Taliban is actively seeking global recognition and has announced a new administration since its takeover of the war-torn country in August.

"There'll need to be a lot of demonstrated performance from the Taliban before Australia starts moving in a direction that could give them any sort of legitimacy," he told SBS News in Washington.Asked about the prospect of a Taliban representative occupying Afghanistan’s embassy in Canberra, Mr Morrison said: "That is something that is not in contemplation".

Any potential Taliban representative in Canberra would be afforded diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. "Boris Johnson very soon after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban was very keen on ensuring that there be a coordinated position amongst key western allies on this point, so it'll be interesting to know whether on the sidelines - either directly or indirectly - there was some discussion in Washington about these particular issues.

 

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annajhenderson The Taliban are basically pious versions of Christian Porter.

annajhenderson Good

annajhenderson How dare he take any action before the United States do?

annajhenderson Well said. And leave the French ambassador in France too.

annajhenderson Are they capable of contemplation?

annajhenderson just NO ABSOLUTELY NOT This is unacceptable to Australians under any circumstances

annajhenderson Why recog the Taliban at all? Under the Afghan Constitution the democratically elected govt of Afghanistan is now headed by AmrullahSaleh2 & is still functioning under the protection of the Northern Alliance. Why is no one acknowledging this? AmrullahSaleh2 AhmadMassoud01 UN

annajhenderson so that means .....A Taliban representative will be occupying the Afghan embassy in Canberra....

annajhenderson It is as mad us having an Anglo PM for my people. We are not and never will be White Anglos because ww are the pure blood and the soil of Australia of over 60,000 years!

annajhenderson Jesus . That sucks

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