Iran Press/ Iran news: Abolfazl Amoui said on Wednesday that the meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbors plus Russia was a positive step by Tehran for the peaceful settlement of the Afghan issue.
Amoui called the US invasion of Afghanistan and leaving the country in trouble the root of Afghanistan's problems, saying: "The meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbors accompanied with their consensus of opinion put with emphasis on the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and is a step forward to resolve the issue of the country from the perspective of the neighbors."
Iran hosts more than 3.5 million Afghan refugees who are living in the country with respect.
The second meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Russia, was held yesterday (Wednesday) in Tehran.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called the aim of the meeting as focusing on the current situation in Afghanistan."Many of Afghanistan's current problems are rooted in foreign intervention, and the United States must loudly acknowledge its responsibility for the atrocities it has caused in Afghanistan over the past two decades, in return for the great Afghan nation emerging from its challenges," he said.
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