Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian discussed bilateral relations and regional developments, in separate phone calls with his Uzbek and German counterparts on Monday.
The three officials reviewed the latest developments in Afghanistan, as well as the intra-Afghan peace talks, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Taherian said Iran supported the Uzbek president’s idea that the United Nations (UN) must pay more attention to Afghan issues and establish an appropriate mechanism for it.
However, The Trump administration has urged Iran to join the Afghan peace negotiations, says US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
The Pakistani leadership had been sending the right vibes for the success of the direct Kabul–Taliban talks on ending the conflict in Afghanistan, the ambassador told a Webinar in Washington.
Khalilzad was quoted as saying by Dawn: “We have offered to meet with Iranians on this issue. “They should join us at various forums to discuss the future of Afghanistan.”
However, the US special representative alleged that Iran created problems for American efforts to stabilise the war-devastated country.
The US would respond if Iran-backed groups in Afghanistan acted against America and its coalition partners, Khalilzad warned.
“We are monitoring them very closely. There have been occasionally disturbing actions that have had a negative impact,” the envoy claimed.
