Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, underlined the need to give a boost to Intra-Afghan talks to pave the way for participation of all the Afghan sides in the political process of the country. The meeting took place as the Indian foreign minister is ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said returning to intra-Afghan negotiating table will be the best choice of leaders and political parties in Afghanistan and urged Afghan leaders and people of Afghanistan to make hard decision for their future. Addressing the Intra-Afghan talks meeting which was hosted in Tehran, Zarif said alluded ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has played host to a round of intra-Afghan negotiations involving representatives of the Kabul government and the Taliban. The meeting of intra-Afghan dialogue began at the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday morning. The gathering is being attended by the representative of the Afghan government, the ...

A top Iranian diplomat says no group in Afghanistan is entitled to use force and violence for dominating others. "In such a diverse society as Afghanistan, no group or groups, however powerful militarily, can resort to force and violence to dominate others, and that the establishment of a legitimate government is possible only through a comprehensive ...

Iran says the recent visit to Tehran by a Taliban delegation was coordinated with Kabul, and that the Islamic Republic stands ready to engage in dialog with all political groups in neighboring Afghanistan with the aim of encouraging them to back the central government and take part in national peace talks. Speaking at his weekly press conference ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Talibans envoys that Tehran would support the formation of an all-inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic and political groups in Afghanistan Political decisions could not be made in a vacuum, and the formation of an all-inclusive government must take place in a participatory ...

Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar called for the continuation of the positive and constructive role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghan peace talks. In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian in the capital Kabul on Tue., the Afghan foreign minister pointed to the positive and constructive ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran considers a comprehensive political solution with the presence of all Afghan groups as the best guarantee of lasting peace in this country. He made the remarks in his meeting withvisiting National Security Advisor to the Afghan PresidentHamdullah Mohibon Tuesday. During the meeting,...

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said a comprehensive document for strategic cooperation between Tehran and Kabul is going to be finalized after the agreement is reached on the last remaining section. In an interview with Iran Press during a visit to Kabul, Araqchi said the strategic cooperation document consists ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has always supported intra-Afghan talks, urging the world put the people of Afghanistan before other considerations. "Iran has always supported intra-Afghan dialogue, owned and led by Afghans themselves, which should include the Taliban, and which preserves the post-2001 achievements:...

The Iranian FM's special envoy for Afghanistan affairs says Iran supports the peace process owned and led by Afghans, and also it considers the peace and security of Afghanistan as its own peace and security. Heading a delegation, Deborah Lyons Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA has traveled to ...

Chairman of Afghan Peace Council Abdullah Abdullah on Monday hailed Iran's stance in Afghan peace process, saying that the country as a neighbor can play an important role to help advance peace process in Afghanistan. Visiting Abdullah told IRNA on his three-day visit to Tehran that he discussed in detail the intra-Afghan dialogue and future ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran considers a developed, independent and prosperous Afghanistan as beneficial to all and believes the country will be able to help develop intra-Afghan talks which will bring about dignity and success for both the Afghan government and people. Speaking in his Monday press briefing,...

The US government pursues the policy of fomenting insecurity and chaos, be it in Afghanistan or Iraq, Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said. The US policy is based upon creation of chaos and insecurity, no matter where it is pursued, in Afghanistan or in Iraq, Shamkhani said in a meeting with Head of Afghanistans ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that US President Donald Trump is trying to abuse the Intra-Afghan peace talks to reach his presidential election goals. Rouhani made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistans High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), who is in Tehran to hold talks ...

Tasnim Irans ambassador to Kabul reaffirmed the countrys commitment to supporting the peace process in Afghanistan under the guidance and ownership of Afghan people. In a meeting in Kabul, the Iranian ambassador, Bahador Aminian, and caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan Hanif Atmar discussed various issues, including ways to enhance ...

MNA The Iranian Embassy in Kabul, In a statement on Saturday, announced Tehran's support to the Republic of Afghanistan and its constitution. '"Iran's principled policy towards Afghanistan is based on supporting the achievements of the country in the last two decades, and accordingly, the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly backs holding presidential ...

IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Hanif Atmar in a phone conversation reviewed peace talks, the importance of intra-Afghan talks without foreign intervention, calling for achievements of the peace talks over the last 18 years to be saved. Iranian and Afghan foreign ministers reviewed bilateral ...

Tasnim Irans ambassador to Kabul gave an assurance that Tehran will keep supporting the process of peace in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Cooperation Mirwais Nayeb, the Iranian envoy, Bahador Aminian, highlighted the deep-rooted ties between the two neighboring nations, saying Tehran will keep providing ...

Tasnim President Hassan Rouhani expressed Irans support for the peace process in Afghanistan under the guidance of the Kabul government, hoping that the intra-Afghan negotiations would yield results with the inclusion of all Afghan groups. In a telephone conversation with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani on Saturday, Rouhani described peace ...