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Mr President, there has only been one victim of this afternoon’s emergency drill and that is the answer to the question Mr Morillon asked the Commission, to which the Commission must, of course, reply! I shall, therefore, try to play the role of nurse, by answering, at least in part, Mr Morillon’s question, which concerns the role of the King in a future Afghan government.
The Northern Alliance, as its name suggests, is composed of various ethnic groups from Northern Afghanistan. It clearly does not represent the Pashtuns, who account for half of the Afghan population and it goes without saying, therefore, that a government formed or dominated by the Northern Alliance would not meet the criterion of being representative, any more than the Taliban government does, not to mention neighbouring Pakistan’s position on the Northern Alliance, with which we are all familiar.
We feel that the objective is, therefore, to bring together, in a government, sufficiently representative groups, with the support of Afghanistan’s neighbours. The King’s role, if he is to have one, must, in my opinion, be considered with this objective in mind.
This, Mr Morillon, is basically all I can say on the subject. I admit that it does not provide a completely adequate answer to your question and I shall ensure that you are given a more precise answer tomorrow."@en1
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