“We hope to see more rainfall this year, and this blessing will lead to a surge in water reserves, enough to meet the needs of both Iran and Afghanistan,” Muttaqi said in response to a question by IRNA on Monday.
Iran and Afghanistan have been locked in a long-running water dispute for decades. The two sides signed a water-sharing treaty in 1973, under which Afghanistan pledged to allow the flow of water from Helmand into Iran. The agreement has never been fully implemented as Iran’s share of the water has steadily dwindled due to excessive irrigation and dam construction in Afghanistan.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Muttaqi said that Kabul was determined to develop economic and trade relations with Iran.
“We in Afghanistan have a positive and affectionate view for the Iranian people,” he said.
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