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Rouhani Expresses Support for Peace, Security in Afghanistan

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that a secure and stable Afghanistan is essential to regional security and development, emphasizing that Iran will spare no effort to promote lasting peace in the war-ravaged country, according to Iran’s Press TV report. 

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready and will spare no effort to help establish sustainable peace and fight terrorism in Afghanistan," Rouhani said in a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Chinese port city of Qingdao on Saturday.

He added that Iran and Afghanistan have a common culture and trade interests and said, "Iran is determined to expand relations with [its] neighbors, particularly Afghanistan, and run a joint venture in various development projects such as transport infrastructure."

He stressed the importance of connecting regional countries, including Central Asian states, to the Persian Gulf, for the development of the entire region.

The Iranian president also welcomed an Afghan government proposal to announce a ceasefire with the Taliban and expressed hope that intra-Afghan talks would lead to the promotion of stability in Afghanistan.

The Taliban announced in a statement on Saturday that it had agreed to a three-day ceasefire with Afghan security forces for Eid following a peace offer already proposed by  Ghani.

The ceasefire, the first offer of its kind, will begin either on Friday or Saturday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, falls on one of these days.

The Iranian president also called for cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan as well as other states in the region in the fight against the production and smuggling of illicit drugs, which he said constituted a problem for the entire region, Press TV reported. 

In the meantime, Ghani also said development of cooperation with Iran would serve his country's national interests.

Ghani expressed hope that Iran would help Afghanistan restore security and said Kabul is ready to boost all-out cooperation with Tehran in the campaign against narcotics smuggling.

Ghani arrived in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province on Saturday to attend the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which begun on Saturday and will finish on Sunday.

Rouhani Expresses Support for Peace, Security in Afghanistan

The Iranian president stated Iran is determined to expand relations with its neighbors, particularly Afghanistan. 

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that a secure and stable Afghanistan is essential to regional security and development, emphasizing that Iran will spare no effort to promote lasting peace in the war-ravaged country, according to Iran’s Press TV report. 

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready and will spare no effort to help establish sustainable peace and fight terrorism in Afghanistan," Rouhani said in a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Chinese port city of Qingdao on Saturday.

He added that Iran and Afghanistan have a common culture and trade interests and said, "Iran is determined to expand relations with [its] neighbors, particularly Afghanistan, and run a joint venture in various development projects such as transport infrastructure."

He stressed the importance of connecting regional countries, including Central Asian states, to the Persian Gulf, for the development of the entire region.

The Iranian president also welcomed an Afghan government proposal to announce a ceasefire with the Taliban and expressed hope that intra-Afghan talks would lead to the promotion of stability in Afghanistan.

The Taliban announced in a statement on Saturday that it had agreed to a three-day ceasefire with Afghan security forces for Eid following a peace offer already proposed by  Ghani.

The ceasefire, the first offer of its kind, will begin either on Friday or Saturday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, falls on one of these days.

The Iranian president also called for cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan as well as other states in the region in the fight against the production and smuggling of illicit drugs, which he said constituted a problem for the entire region, Press TV reported. 

In the meantime, Ghani also said development of cooperation with Iran would serve his country's national interests.

Ghani expressed hope that Iran would help Afghanistan restore security and said Kabul is ready to boost all-out cooperation with Tehran in the campaign against narcotics smuggling.

Ghani arrived in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province on Saturday to attend the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit which begun on Saturday and will finish on Sunday.

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