Iran ready to help Afghanistan restore stability: Zarif

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is ready to play an effective role in restoring stability to Afghanistan.

According to Press TV, he made the remarks in a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Hanif Atmar on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey on Friday.

Zarif stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation among all political groups in Afghanistan to restore stable security in the country.

The FM expressed Iran’s readiness to hold a session of the two countries’ joint economic commission as soon as possible.

Atmar, for his part, thanked Iran for dispatching medical and health assistance to Afghanistan and called for the continuation of such an interaction, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Afghan foreign minister pointed to the latest security situation in his country and said Kabul is ready to cooperate with Tehran to improve border security and hold a session of the joint commission at the earliest.

Earlier in the day, the Iranian foreign minister held separate meetings with High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell as well as his Venezuelan and Croatian foreign ministers Jorge Arreaza and Gordan Grlić Radman, respectively.

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