Iran Foreign Ministry Hosts Former Afghan Diplomats After Handover of Embassy to Taliban
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran announced that it has hosted the former diplomats of the Afghan embassy in Tehran for their end of the mission.
Rasul Mosavi, assistant foreign minister of Iran, said that the diplomats change from time to time, but the relations of the nations remain in place.
Mosavi hosted Abdul Qayyum Soleimani, the former head of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran.
The Iranian diplomat said that Iran’s friendly relations with Afghanistan will continue with the defined framework and in line with the interests of the two countries.
Iranian foreign ministry hosted former Afghan diplomates after the country officially handed over the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban members on Monday.
The decision of Iran regarding the Afghan embassy has been met with wide ranging criticism from Afghans.
Since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021, no one including the Islamic Republic of Iran, has recognised the Taliban. However, representatives of the group have been present in the political delegations of Afghanistan in some countries, including Turkey, Russia and China.
