New Iranian Ambassador To Kabul Meets Taliban’s Foreign Minister

The new Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, in a meeting with the Taliban’s foreign minister on Monday, said that he would facilitate visits by high-ranking Iranian and Taliban officials to expand relations between the two countries.

The Taliban’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Amir Khan Muttaqi had pledged full cooperation with Ali Reza Bekdeli.

During this meeting, the new Iranian ambassador expressed hope that he would be able to further expand relations between the two countries during his mission.

He also said, "To further develop bilateral relations, he intends to organise visits of high-level delegations between the two countries in the near future."

Ali Reza Bekdali has recently been appointed as the acting head of the Iranian embassy in Kabul. Iran has also removed the position of special representative for Afghanistan from its foreign ministry structure.

Previously, Hassan Kazemi Qomi served as the President's Special Representative and Acting Head of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul.