By IRNA
Tehran : Afghanistan’s drugs production and smuggling have inflicted heavy material and spiritual costs on Iran, said Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel on Tuesday.
He made the remarks in a meeting with a group of representatives from Afghanistan’s Lower and Upper Houses.
“Foreign colonial hands are behind the disaster which aim to annihilate young generations” of Iran and Afghanistan,” said the speaker.
He stressed that the people of Afghanistan as well as its officials should vigilantly prevent cultural effects of the presence of foreign troops in their country.
Haddad-Adel urged the people and government of Afghanistan to do all within their power to confront spread of extremism in the war-torn country.
He stressed that Tehran would continue its support for the Muslim nation of Afghanistan as the two nations enjoy many cultural, lingual, historical and religious commonalties.
Meanwhile, members of the Afghan parliamentary group appreciated Tehran’s support for the people and government of Afghanistan.
They also called for further cooperation between the two countries.