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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan Ambassador Summons in Iran Rejected |
| 2011-01-17 |
| [Tolo News] A bigwig in Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sunday dismissed reports claiming that Iran government has summoned Afghan ambassador in Tehran. Afghan ambassador to Iran was called over to Iranian foreign ministry for some consultation with officials there, the spokesperson for Afghan foreign ministry said. Experts believed that summoning an ambassador is not against diplomatic principles, but recently Iran appears to be trying to apply political pressures on Afghanistan. Fars news agency has reported that Iranian government summoned the Afghan ambassador in Tehran on Saturday about recent demonstrations before the country's embassy in Kabul. "Ambassador of Islamic Theocratic Republicof Afghanistan went to Iran's foreign ministry for some consultations. We cannot call it summon," said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ahmad Zaher Faqiri. Afghan ambassador in Iran only expressed regret about insults made against national personalities of Iran. "This was not an apology. It is our duty to protect diplomatic locations in Afghanistan," said Mr Faqiri. It has been more than a month that fuel trucks are stranded in Iran and have been avoided from crossing into Afghanistan. Afghan Commerce Minister, speaking at a presser, called the pressures by Iran unjustifiable. Following anti-Iran demonstrations staged in capital Kabul and other parts of the country to protest Iran's banning of fuel transit into Afghanistan, Iran summoned Afghan ambassador in Tehran, according to a report published by Fars News Agency. |
| Posted by:Fred |