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EU Wants Iran in Conferences on Afghanistan
A senior EU diplomat asked Iran on Tuesday to attend the next Brussels Conferences on Afghanistan given Tehran’s influential role in the region.
The European Union’s Deputy Secretary General for the External Action Service Helga Maria Schmid called on Iran to consider participating in the next Brussels Conferences on Afghanistan.
She made the comments at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour, held in Tehran.
The visiting EU diplomat expressed the hope that Iran’s influential participation would help the successful holding of the conference in Brussels, considering the significance of Iran’s role in the regional developments.
The EU is going to host the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on October 4-5, 2016.
He also urged the European states to boost economic supports for Afghanistan in the current delicate situation.