Iran’s Health Ministry and the Immigrants Department of the country’s Interior Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding on the assessment and promotion of the health of refugees and foreign immigrants, with a focus on fight against tuberculosis, AIDS, and Malaria.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced a terrorist mine explosion at Khaf-Herat railway, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several Iranian and Afghan nationals working on the project.
The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells says Washington has agreed with the request of Kabul to exempt Iran’s Chabahar port from the US sanctions, considering the significance of the strategic port city for the development of Afghanistan.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs, Deng Xijun, and his entourage have held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.
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.
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.
The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, who is on an official visit to Tehran for political consultations, has met a number of officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Following the devastating floods which struck parts of Iran and left 70 people dead, several countries and international humanitarian bodies have started dispatching their aid cargos to the crisis-hit areas of Iran.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Fatemiyoun corps, an all-Afghan unit involved in the fight against Takfiri terrorist groups, for their determination and steadfastness in confronting terrorism in the region.
Iran’s president has, in separate messages, congratulated several heads of state on the arrival of Nowruz, which marks the start of the Persian New Year and is celebrated in many countries.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has met Afghan President’s Special Envoy and Senior Adviser in Reconciliation Affairs, Mohammad Omar Daudzai.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif and Afghan President's Special Envoy Mohammad Omar Daudzai have sat for talks in Tehran on the peace process in Afghanistan.
A ceremony is to be held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in the French capital Paris with the aim of strengthening inter-cultural relations between different nations.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over and denounced the latest terrorist attack on a private firm in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad which left tens of civilians dead and wounded.
A conference on investment in, and the development of the Iranian port city of Chabahar was recently held in Iran, bringing together investors and authorities from 35 countries.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned a suicide attack on a military centre west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, which left tens of people dead.
An Iranian expert in Afghanistan affairs refers to the ongoing talks between the US and the Taliban, saying Washington is seeking to establish an Islamic State in eastern and southeastern regions of Afghanistan through the Taliban.
The spokesman for the Taliban says talks between the group and Iran are aimed at promoting peace and security in the region, adding that it is highly important for the group to keep its communication channel with Iran open.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed the outcome of Iran-Taliban talks in Tehran last week, stressing the need for closer coordination between the Afghan and Iranian government for the efforts to restore peace to the war-torn country bear fruits.
A spokesperson for the Taliban says the group has not agreed to attend Afghanistan peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia, and, hence, will not hold talks with US representatives in Jeddah.
Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi says Iran never interferes in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, and its talks with the Taliban were made in coordination with the Kabul government.
Foreign Ministry spokesman announced the travel of a Taliban delegation to Iran on Sunday, saying the group has engaged in extensive talks with Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi.
Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani has welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan saying the nations in the region are counting seconds for the complete withdrawal of the US from West Asia.
