Asia

Iran says it is hosting millions of refugees, including Afghan migrants, at a high cost, calling on Europe to meet part of the expenses.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced separate terrorist attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore and the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says his country is keen to complete the construction of a much-delayed pipeline designed for receiving Iran’s natural gas, weeks after he paid a visit to the neighboring state.

The fourth round of political consultations between Iran and Kyrgyzstan was held in Tehran on Saturday, in the presence of Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Kyrgyz counterpart Nuran Niazaliyev.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Nuran Niazaliyev have discussed promotion of ties in Tehran.

A senior expert says the upcoming visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to North Korea is to send this clear message to the US that if Washington decides to exert more pressure on Iran, the Islamic Republic will show more resistance and get closer to the US’ opponents.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic stands ready to cooperate with other countries, Sri Lanka in particular, to fight against the global problem of terrorism.

Pakistan has increased the number of its security forces along its joint border with Iran as part of a bilateral agreement to step up security in the region, said Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Spokesman of Pakistan’s Army.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left Tehran for the Qatari capital of Doha to attend the 16th ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Tehran welcomes and supports any process and dialogue that contributes to peace, stability, and sustainable security in Afghanistan.