Iranian Foreign Minister and his New Zealand counterpart held a webinar on Monday to discuss the developments in bilateral and regional relations.

Iran PressIran news: Iran's top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held an online meeting with Nanaia Mahuta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand on Monday afternoon.

Referring to the trend of friendly relations between the two countries, Amir-Abdollahian welcomed the holding of the joint political and economic commission and expressed hope that such meetings would be an effective step to materialize the existing capacities and potentials in bilateral relations in various fields.

Regarding Afghanistan, the Iranian Foreign Minister considered the formation of an inclusive government with the strong participation of all ethnic groups as one of the necessary grounds for the establishment of peace and stability in that country.

Amir-Abdollahian said Iran has sheltered more than 4.5 million Afghan refugees and called for the international community and New Zealand's help to handle the great number of Afghan refugees.

The Foreign Minister of New Zealand, for her part, pointed to the friendly relations between the two countries and considered holding a joint political and economic commission of the two countries in the near future as an important opportunity.

Nanaia Mahuta praised the humanitarian approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran in accepting millions of Afghan refugees and emphasized her country's support for the establishment of peace in Afghanistan and for helping refugees.

She appreciated Iran's assistance to transfer a number of Afghan forces related to New Zealand. Referring to the important position of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Foreign Minister of New Zealand emphasized that the development of bilateral cooperation faces no limit. 219

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