The first counselor of the Islamic Republic of Iran embassy in capital Kabul was summoned by the Afghan foreign affairs ministry on Tuesday.
According to a statement released by the Afghan foreign affairs ministry the first counselor of the Iranian embassy in Kabul was summoned to brief the Afghan officials regarding the recent remarks of the Iranian ambassador regarding the long term strategic cooperation agreement between Afghanistan and Washington.
The source further added Afghan foreign affairs ministry officials told Mohammad Kazim Naeemi the first counselor of the Iranian embassy in Kabul that the Afghan government being an independent nation has the right to sign agreement with any other nation.
Afghan foreign affairs ministry officials on Monday said Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan Abul Fazal Zahrawand was asked by the foreign affairs ministry to brief the Afghan officials regarding his recent remarks however it is yet not known why the Iranian ambassador responded in this regard.
This comes as the Iranian ambassador in Kabul following his meeting with the head of the Afghan senate house warned to force Afghan refugees leave Iran if the Afghan senate approves strategic pact document between Kabul and Washington.


