Home | China | World | Business Iran A Friendly, Brotherly Neighbor of Afghanistan: Karzai MON, FEB 25, 2002     The head of interim government of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai said in Tehran on Sunday that Iran is a friendly and brotherly neighbor of Afghanistan. After meeting with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, Karzai told reporters that Afghanistan has full confidence in Iran's role in helping Afghan people, both before and after the war. Karzai said Iran has contributed a lot in helping Afghan nation fight Taliban regime, terrorism as well as resist foreign invasions, noting that Iran's assistance had virtually rescued Afghan people from very dangerous situation. Karzai stressed that Iran's role in helping restore Afghanistan's stability and shoring up security is "extremely important," adding the country has showed goodwill and brotherly feeling to Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the Afghan leader urged all parties involved in Afghanistan's reconstruction to get rid of confrontation, but to cooperate with each other for Afghanistan's sake. Karzai, heading a high-ranking government delegation, arrived here Sunday for talks on bilateral relations and Iran's role in reconstruction of the war-torn country. The three-day visit to Iran is Karzai's first since he assumed the leadership after the fall of the Afghan Taliban regime. Editor:Zhong Source:Xinhua Recommend to your friend email:    China Central Television,All Rights Reserved