Reasserting Iran’s right to its share of water from the Helmand River, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Tehran’s technical delegations’ visits to water reserves in Afghanistan will lead to more transparency about the issue.

In a telephone conversation on Saturday with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Amirabdollahian referred to the recent visit by an Iranian technical team to Afghanistan.

Amirabdollahian stated that Iran has always wished well for Afghanistan and the Afghan people.

Pointing to the presence of many Afghan nationals in Iran, Amirabdollahian said Tehran puts emphasis on cooperation between all sides in Afghanistan to bring stability, security and welfare to the country’s people, Tasnim news reported.

For his part, Muttaqi thanked Iran and said efforts are underway to resolve problems.

He also invited Amirabdollahian to visit Afghanistan, noting that Tehran-Kabul ties are based on neighborliness and brotherhood.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that Muttaqi discussed a number of issues with a seven-member delegation from the Iranian parliament. Among the topics discussed were security issues, the fight against narcotics, prevention of all types of smuggling on the common border, border protection and trade issues.

Muttaqi said at the meeting that Afghanistan is a good market for Iran’s industrial goods and emphasized that the two countries should make more facilities available in the trade and transit sector and take advantage of this opportunity.

The delegation of the Iranian parliament also emphasized the need for joint cooperation in various fields between the two countries and said that the two sides should cooperate and find solutions to prevent smuggling, manage border problems and prevent illegal movement of people.