Iran’s Foreign Ministry says its country’s participation in any talks on Afghanistan depends on the partnership of the Kabul central government.

Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister and Director General of West Asia at Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs Seyed Rasoul Mousavi said, “The Islamic Republic has clearly declared that it will not participate in any negotiations in which the Afghan government does not participate.”

He stressed that peace in Afghanistan should be established inside the Afghan state, and said, “If the foreign states are after imposing peace, it is doomed to failure and Iran will never partner in such a plan.”
Elsewhere, Mousavi said given the fact that the content of the Afghanistan peace negotiations have changed, Iran may participate in the next meeting of China, the US, Russia and Pakistan on Afghanistan in Moscow.