‘No Compromise on Hirmand Water Rights’

Date: 17 April 2023 - 22:35

News ID: ۱۱۴۱۰۶

TEHRAN -- Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian said Monday Iran has raised the issue of its water right with respect to the border river of Helmand with the acting Taliban government of Afghanistan. In a tweet, he referred to his recent meeting with the Taliban-run Afghan government’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi. “During my recent negotiations with Mr. Mottaqi … in the city of Samarkand, we put strong emphasis on the issue of Iran’s water right to the Hirmand river,” also known as the Helmand River, Amir-Abdollahian said. He said the Afghan side has stressed its commitment to Iran’s water right and the two sides “agreed to take immediate measures” in this regard. “We will not compromise on Iran’s water right,” he said.