A high-level meeting of Afghan government officials on Tuesday discussed the legal status of Afghan refugees in neighboring Iran and ways to legalize their presence there.
A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said first vice president Amrullah Saleh presided over the meeting at the Presidential Palace yesterday.
The meeting was attended by acting Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Refugee Minister Seyed Hussian Alami Balkhi, National Bureau of Statistics and Information head and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) representative in Afghanistan.
The meeting discussed Afghan refugees living in Iran, their legal status and ways to regulate their presence in the country.
The statement said Hanif Atmar will visit Iran in near future to discuss distribution of electronic ID cards and passports to Afghan refugees based in Iran.
A week back, Kabul urged Tehran to sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on traffic of workers in order to prevent illegal travel and unfortunate incidents.
The call comes after Iranian officials acknowledged their forces opened firing at a vehicle with Afghans onboard, leaving three people dead and some injured.
