Iran-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Review Joint Projects

Tehran, March 27, IRNA – Foreign ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan in a meeting on Monday evening reviewed avenues to implement their joint projects. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V) underway in the Tajik capital city of Dushanbe since March 26. President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmad Mohamed Ali was also present in the meeting. The trilateral agreement signed by the Iranian, Afghan and Tajik presidents on Monday was discussed by the foreign ministers. Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi pointed to the country's strategic position in the region and voiced Tehran’s readiness to help implement various joint projects. He further termed the IDB role as crucial. The Islamic Development Bank backs the development approach in the region./end