Iran's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, has emphasized that a military approach in Afghanistan has been defeated in the past and will not be successful in the future, either. Araqchi was speaking at a peace conference on Afghanistan, held in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan,on Tuesday.
Araqchi continued by saying: "War in Afghanistan is due to the presence of foreign troops". He expressed Iran's readiness to assist Afghan government's march along the route to peace.
Araqchi also welcomed recent remarks by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in which he invited the armed opposition groups to partake in the peace talks in Afghanistan. Araqchi described President Ghani's move as a positive step.
The Iranian diplomat invited all sides involved in the war in Afghanistan to attend peace talks in order to find a political solution to the conflict.
The Tashkent conference was held in the Uzbek capital focusing on peace process, security cooperation and regional relations in line with peace in Afghanistan. Afghan and Uzbek presidents along with representatives of 25 countries and international and regional organizations attended the conference.
