KABUL: (Middle East Press) Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani following a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, said security issues and acts of terror in the region are among concerns shared by Tehran and Kabul.

Iran and Afghanistan are resolutely determined to support cooperation to counter the threat of extremism and terrorism across the region, said the Iranian president adding that “The region is currently faced with many problems in this regard (terrorism) and we are deeply sad and concerned over the killing of innocent people by terrorists.

Both Iran and Afghanistan call for “the establishment of peace and stability throughout the region and believe that problems in regional countries including Yemen cannot be settled militarily, he stated.

Rouhani once again stressed the importance of putting an end to the continuing airstrikes against Yemen and helping Yemeni groups hold dialog in order to restore security, stability and peace to their impoverished Arab country.

Rouhani further said poppy cultivation and drug trafficking are threatening Tehran and Kabul, and expressed Iran’s readiness to boost cooperation with Afghanistan in a bid to fight drug smugglers.

Rouhani also hailed national cohesion in Afghanistan and said mutual confidence between the Afghan people and government would lead to stability, security and development which are “beneficial to both Afghan people and regional nations.”

Meanwhile, Afghan president, for his part, said his country is determined to seize all opportunities to promote peace, welfare and stability in the two countries.

Ghani called for convergence and cooperation with Iran to seriously combat all terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan and the entire region.

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