Iran’s special envoy to Afghanistan set to visit Kabul

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian president’s special envoy to Afghanistan, is scheduled to visit Kabul in the near future and will hold talks with Afghan officials.

Iranian media quoted Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, as saying at a press conference on Monday that Kazemi would visit Kabul but he did not give the exact date of the trip.

“He [Kazemi] have been stationed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and have started his activities and will soon travel to Kabul,” Khatibzadeh said.

The Afghan Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on Kazemi’s visit to Kabul.

Hassan Kazemi has previously served as commander of Iran’s Guards Corps and as Iran’s ambassador to Iraq.

Meanwhile, in response to a question about the recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) by Iran, he said: “We are not at the point now to talk about the legitimacy of the Afghan governing body.

“Creating an inclusive government, including all ethnicities and ethnic groups in Afghanistan as a responsible government is an issue that the international community is waiting for and our policy is clear and according to the will of the Afghan people we cannot leave the Afghan people alone,” Khatibzadeh said.

“The governing body of Afghanistan also knows the positions of Iran and the international community, and we have asked them (IEA) to act responsibly as the governing body.”