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U.S.-Afghan strategic treaty will endanger Iran’s interests: minister
TEHRAN, July 24 (MNA) -- Iranaian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar has said that a strategic treaty between the United States and Afghanistan will pose a threat to the interests of Iran and other regional countries.
Najjar made the remarks during a speech at the meeting of the committee chairmen of the Iranian and Afghan parliaments which was held in Tehran on Saturday.
Outsiders are not capable of establishing security in Afghanistan and thus Iran is opposed to the conclusion of such a treaty, Najjar stated.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he said that terrorism and the issue of illicit drugs are two sides of the same coin and called for the escalation of efforts to combat these phenomena.
Najjar also criticized poor performance of Afghan border guards, saying Iran has spent large sums of money to tighten control over its borders and has handed over a number of outposts to Afghan border guards, but unfortunately they are not at their posts.
In addition, Najjar announced that a plan has been drawn up which would legalize the presence of Afghan refugees in Iran.
According to the plan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry will take €300 from each Afghan national who plans to enter the country and will give the money back to them whenever they decide to leave Iran, he explained.
Larijani criticizes West’s duplicity in Afghanistan
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani also delivered a speech at the meeting, in which he criticized the self-proclaimed opponents of terrorism for their duplicity in Afghanistan.
Certain countries that claim they are combating terrorism have adopted a duplicitous approach toward Afghanistan, Larijani said.
The Westerners assume that their presence in Afghanistan will help settle the problems facing the war-ravaged country, but they are in the wrong, he added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani said it seems that certain countries are benefiting from the fact that Afghanistan is grappling with the scourge of drugs.
“According to the information at hand, certain Western countries are behind the production of drugs in Afghanistan,” he noted.
Effective solutions must be worked out to resolve the issue of drugs, he said, adding the policy aimed at encouraging farmers to cultivate replacement crops has failed so far, and “we have been witnessing a rise in opium production in Afghanistan.”
Therefore, serious measures must be taken to encourage farmers to grow replacement crops, he added.
Najjar made the remarks during a speech at the meeting of the committee chairmen of the Iranian and Afghan parliaments which was held in Tehran on Saturday.
Outsiders are not capable of establishing security in Afghanistan and thus Iran is opposed to the conclusion of such a treaty, Najjar stated.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he said that terrorism and the issue of illicit drugs are two sides of the same coin and called for the escalation of efforts to combat these phenomena.
Najjar also criticized poor performance of Afghan border guards, saying Iran has spent large sums of money to tighten control over its borders and has handed over a number of outposts to Afghan border guards, but unfortunately they are not at their posts.
In addition, Najjar announced that a plan has been drawn up which would legalize the presence of Afghan refugees in Iran.
According to the plan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry will take €300 from each Afghan national who plans to enter the country and will give the money back to them whenever they decide to leave Iran, he explained.
Larijani criticizes West’s duplicity in Afghanistan
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani also delivered a speech at the meeting, in which he criticized the self-proclaimed opponents of terrorism for their duplicity in Afghanistan.
Certain countries that claim they are combating terrorism have adopted a duplicitous approach toward Afghanistan, Larijani said.
The Westerners assume that their presence in Afghanistan will help settle the problems facing the war-ravaged country, but they are in the wrong, he added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani said it seems that certain countries are benefiting from the fact that Afghanistan is grappling with the scourge of drugs.
“According to the information at hand, certain Western countries are behind the production of drugs in Afghanistan,” he noted.
Effective solutions must be worked out to resolve the issue of drugs, he said, adding the policy aimed at encouraging farmers to cultivate replacement crops has failed so far, and “we have been witnessing a rise in opium production in Afghanistan.”
Therefore, serious measures must be taken to encourage farmers to grow replacement crops, he added.
