General Ahmadian made the comments in a meeting with a Taliban delegation headed by the acting first deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar for a meeting in Tehran on Sunday.
The top Iranian security official pointed to the cultural and historical similarities between the two neighboring countries and said that “The Islamic Republic of Iran supports Afghanistan’s independence, stability, security and progress.”
The secretary of SNSC emphasized cooperation in various fields, including commercial and industrial affairs, transportation, agriculture, securing Iran’s rights and increasing cooperation in the water sector based on the interests of the two countries.
Referring to the disgraceful crimes of the fake Zionist regime in Gaza and emphasizing the solidarity of the Islamic world to end the horrible crimes of the Zionist regime in the occupied territories, Ahmadian praised Afghanistan’s support for the Resistance of Palestine and Gaza.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, thanked the honorable people of Iran for their hospitality and emphasized the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, especially the activation and operationalization of the transit sector, Chahahar port and cooperation in the field of air transport.
Announcing the commitment of the Afghan side to the implementation of treaties between the two countries, especially in the water sector, he considered the economicization of the borders and joint investment in this relation to benefit the interests of the two countries.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar pointed to Afghanistan’s determination to fight terrorism and reassured about the security of the borders and stated, “Afghanistan will not be a threat to any of its neighbors.”
In the end, he thanked and appreciated the assistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the people of Afghanistan at different times, especially during the two periods of Jihad.
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