Iran summons Afghanistan ambassador

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Afghanistan’s ambassador to Tehran over the demonstration of a group of Afghans in front of Tehran’s Embassy in Kabul.

In a meeting with Abdullah Abied on Saturday, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Qanezadeh voiced Iran’s objection to such violations.

Qanezadeh described this incident as contrary to the governing trend on relations between Iran and Afghanistan, and warned of the negative effects of such incidents on bilateral ties.

The deputy foreign minister in charge of West Asia affairs called on Afghanistan’s government to take legal actions against the perpetrators of the incident.

The Afghan ambassador expressed regret over the incident, and assured the Iranian Foreign Ministry that Afghanistan’s government would take necessary measures in this regard.