Iran Pushing for Afghanistan’s Stability: Araqchi
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced Tehran’s support for the Afghan people in their bid to enjoy stability, sustainable security and development.
Araqchi on Tuesday had a meeting with Alireza Bikdeli, the newly-appointed head of Iran’s embassy in Afghanistan.
In the meeting, held in Tehran, the envoy presented a report on his mission and outlined forthcoming plans to advance the development of relations and cooperation between Tehran and Kabul.
For his part, Araqchi underscored the serious commitment of the Iranian administration to pursuing the policy of good neighborliness.
The foreign minister emphasized Iran’s special focus on Afghanistan, reaffirming Tehran’s support for the Afghan people in the pursuit of lasting stability, security, and sustainable development.
Bikdeli has the experience of serving as Iran’s chargé d'affaires in Kazakhstan, head of the economic reconstruction taskforce for Afghanistan at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, deputy for research at the Institute for Political and International Studies, ambassador of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Cyprus, and Turkey, and also deputy for consular, parliamentary, and expatriate affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry.
