29 Mar 2024
Monday 7 April 2014 - 15:56
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Iran would support Afghan new government

Iran would support Afghan new government
TEHRAN, April 7 (MNA) Deputy-FM for Asia and Oceania Affairs has said Iran supports the Afghan new government elected through democratic process.
Ebrahim Rahimpour told Irans state news agency IRNA on Monday that the third round of presidential elections in Afghanistan was a great achievement for the country and Afghan people, and that Iran would support democratically-elected new government.

Third round of presidential elections in Afghanistan was held amid relative peace and a high turnout, which indicated the political maturity of the public, Rahimpour believed, and that significant in the election was providing the security of the elections by local Afghan forces and without any foreign troops for the first time.

He congratulated Afghan government and people on the successful elections as a positive development in the brother country Afghanistan, and told that despite threats by Taliban aimed to discourage participation in elections, Afghan public swarmed ballot boxes to take part in deciding their own future, and that this was a felicitous event.

The Islamic Republic of Iran would cooperate closely with the new Afghan president as it did in the past, Rahimpour stated, sending the signals indicative of Irans supporting policies in Afghan affairs.

Afghanistans third round of presidential elections was held on April 5 with a high turnout in rural and nomadic regions. Election authorities announced the participation as 58 per cent of eligible population. They also said that the number showed significant increase compared to that in 2009 elections, which is quite considerable in the face of threats by the Taliban. High women participation was also among the factors contributing to the importance of the elections.

8 candidates run for presidential office and 2,700 candidates competed for seats in city councils across the country.

According to Afghan constitution, president would remain in office only 2 consecutive terms, each of 5 years.

Abdullah Abdullah, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, leader of National Coalition of Afghanistan, presidential candidate in 2009; Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai; and Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Zalmai Rassoul were among the famous figures among the runners for election.

By Mehr News Agency

 

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