The UN today outlined a draft agreement for Afghanistan's future, saying a text submitted for approval by rival Afghan groups meeting in Germany provided for a six-month interim government and a symbolic role for the former king.
UN spokesman Mr Ahmad Fawzi said the draft accord also provided for a supreme court and a 21-member special independent commission to organise the convening of an emergency Loya Jirga - a traditional grand assembly of tribal elders.
He said he hoped the text would be ready for adoption by early tomorrow but he stressed the four Afghan delegations meeting near Bonn had still not submitted their nominees for a new 20-30 member interim authority for their war-torn country.
"It (the draft agreement) does envisage a symbolic role for the former king in that he will preside over the opening of an emergency Loya Jirga," the spokesman for UN envoy Mr Lakhdar Brahimi told a press conference.
According to the draft text, a Loya Jirga would in turn pave the way for a two year transitional government, a constitution and then finally a broad-based government.
"There is an important missing link here - the names. We are still waiting for the names," Mr Fawzi said. "It is important we discuss and finalise a list of names in Bonn."
He said the seven-page draft accord also referred to the "need to secure Kabul and its immediate environs and other parts of the country as necessary".
"It does refer to the need to deploy a multinational force as early as possible, until the Afghans have been able to build up their police and army," he explained.
Mr Fawzi said the four groups here - dominated by the powerful Northern Alliance and the camp of the former king - were scheduled to meet for more detailed discussions on the draft accord later today.
AFP