By Bernama,
Tehran : Iran on Tuesday urged the United Nations to secure interest of the Afghan nation, its Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, was quoted by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as saying.
Speaking to Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, Jalili said that the Afghan nation is suffering from war and devastation over the past three decades.
He outlined Iran’s humanitarian assistance to that war-torn country in the past three decades.
The Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys the best possible relations with the Afghan government, he said, stressing that even in the course of its eight-year war with Iraq, Iran was hosting millions of Afghan refugees.
“If instead of dispatching tanks to Afghanistan, the NATO had sent tractors to that country, Afghanistan would have seen more stability and security,” Jalili said.
Afghanistan does not need tanks and weapons, but it is in need of humanitarian approach by the big powers and the United Nations, the Iranian diplomat noted.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers Afghan stability and security as its own,” he said, stressing that Tehran has fulfilled all its commitments to the Afghan reconstruction.
Jalili emphasized that Tehran would continue its constructive cooperation with the UN special representative for Afghanistan.
Eide, for his part, briefed Jalili on his plans and programs in Afghanistan and lauded Iran’s stand in terms of Afghan stability and security.
The UN is trying to leave the Afghan affairs, including the reconstruction operations, to the Afghan nation through strengthening the Kabul government, he added.
“Since the Afghan problems are first political and then economic and social, so that military solution is not suitable for them,” the UN official reiterated.
Praising Iran’s anti-drug campaign, Eide appreciated the Islamic Republic’s readiness for cooperation with the United Nations.