The Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated the importance of unfreezing the national assets of Afghanistan

“For our part, we once again focused on the need to unfreeze national assets (Afghanistan. -

),” TASS quotes him.

The diplomat stressed that the illegal retention of funds by Washington and "European satellites" impedes the efforts of the international community to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan after 20 years of American occupation.

Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called outrageous the freezing of Afghan assets by Western countries and attempts to slow down the resumption of work of Afghan financial operators.