Sunday, December 08, 2013

Iran opposes foreign presence: Rouhani to Karzai --- KABUL (PAN): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday told his visiting Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai that his country opposed the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan and the region. -- "We believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and that the security of Afghanistan should be handed over to people of the country," Rouhani was quoted as telling President Karzai in a report by the official IRNA news agency. -- The United States is pressing Karzai to sign the deal to extend its military presence past 2014, when NATO and United Nations mandates expire and all foreign troops leave the country. --- The Presidential Palace in Kabul issued a statement, saying the two presidents are to sign a comprehensive pact of friendship and cooperation between Tehran and Kabul in order to bolster mutual ties. --- Rouhani acknowledged Iranian strong opposition to any foreign presence in the region, especially in Afghanistan, and said Iran is against foreign presence in the region, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. - More, Pajhwok

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