Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that negotiations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over the Helmand water rights have yielded positive results.
Dehqan said in an interview with Shafaqna that his office had presented legal and expert reports over Helmand water rights after the problem arose.
He said that Iran’s ministries of foreign affairs and energy were entrusted with pursuing the issue of water rights.
The official did not explain the outcome of the talks.
Earlier this month, Iran’s foreign ministry said that Afghanistan had not taken any steps towards resolving the issue of water rights despite Iran pursuing the issue.
IEA has repeatedly said that it is committed to the 1973 water treaty with Iran, but there is a shortage of water due to drought
