Relations With Iran In Best State, Says Taliban’s FM
During a meeting with the employees of the Afghan embassy in Tehran, Taliban's foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, stated that the group's relations with Iran are in the “best state”.
Muttaqi added that numerous agreements were reached during the recent visit of Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban, to Tehran.
The Taliban's foreign minister expressed hope that all of these agreements will be implemented, without providing specific details about them.
Describing the relationship between the Taliban and Iran, this Taliban official mentioned the activity of the Iranian embassy and consulates in Kabul and various provinces of Afghanistan, along with the Afghan embassy in Tehran and consulates in Mashhad and Zahedan. Additionally, he announced plans for the expansion of economic relations with Tehran.
Muttaqi, attending a pro-Palestine conference in Tehran, held discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian and Special Representative for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi.
Prior to him, Baradar visited Tehran on November 4, leading a 30-person delegation at the invitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The objective of the trip was to enhance commercial and economic cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan, fostering bilateral relations in trade, transportation, transit, investment, and customs cooperation.
