Iran’s special envoy holds talks with Islamic Emirate officials in Kabul

Kabul, Nov 16 (UNI) Iranian Special Representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi on Tuesday held talks with top officials of the Islamic Emirate, including Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Qomi, leading a delegation, arrived in Kabul on Monday.Muttaqi said the Iranian delegation was comprised of technical teams from different ministries which held talks with relevant Afghan teams.
He said the Islamic Emirate has also appointed technical teams from the related ministries who will hold talks with the Iranian teams in the future to expand cooperation, Tolo News reported.
According to Muttaqi, the teams will discuss issues related to economic cooperation, border issues, and Afghan refugees in Iran.
“The people of Afghanistan and the new government of Afghanistan want good relations with the neighbouring countries and the world, especially with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Our relations with Iran have been good and we are trying to improve them further,” Muttaqi said.
Qomi said his team had good discussions with Islamic Emirate officials, especially over economic cooperation.
Qomi said Afghanistan is under sanctions and Iran is trying to expand its economic cooperation with Afghanistan at this crucial juncture.
“We had positive and constructive talks on different issues, including expanding cooperation between the two countries, mainly in the economic sector and issues related to borders,” he said.
Qomi added that some countries are trying to destabilize Afghanistan through their proxies and thus Iran is working to cooperate with Afghanistan in the security area as well. “Today the people of Afghanistan are under pressure from terrorist groups being supported by the outsiders,” he said.