(MENAFN- QNA) The United Nations has welcomed the agreement signed today by Afghanistan's two presidential candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, to establish a government of national unity as an important step to move the country towards a period of stability.
"The uncertainty of the past months has taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan's security, economy and governance, said Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jan Kubis, who formally witnessed the signing.
"For the sake of the country it is time to quickly implement the agreement on a government of national unity. The United Nations remains committed to supporting a new government in Afghanistan," he added in a statement issued early this morning in Kabul from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, which he also heads.
Just a few days ago, during his final briefing to the Security Council as UNAMA chief, Kubis said via videoconference that amid a UN-supervised audit of the 4 June run-off poll, the months-long political deadlock between the two candidates posed "real risks for the future."
"There is quite simply no better way forward other than a government of national unity led by an elected President, as certified by the Independent Election Commission," he said. Kubis stressed that "I continue to emphasize that in a government of national unity there will be no losers - only partners."
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