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Kabul, Tehran hold 5th round of strategic cooperation talks
Afghanistan and Iran have held the fifth round of negotiations on the drawing up of a comprehensive document for strategic cooperation between the two countries.
Iranian media reports stated the talks were held in Tehran between an Iranian delegation and an Afghan delegations and were co-chaired by Mirwais Nab, the Afghan deputy foreign minister and his counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araqchi.
On Sunday, Araqchi said he was happy with the progress made in this round of negotiations, and expressed hope that the comprehensive document for Iran-Afghanistan strategic cooperation will soon be prepared to be signed by the presidents of the two countries.
The document outlines a long-term cooperation plan between the two countries in political, security, economic and cultural areas as well as issues related to both countries’ expats and Afghanistan’s refugees, as well as the issue of water.
In a separate meeting prior to the talks, Araqchi and Nab had already highlighted the importance of finalizing the cooperation document as soon as possible.
