KABUL: Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has welcomed Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s proposal to establish a South Pars–Afghanistan–Tajikistan energy corridor.
During a meeting with Rahmon, Aref emphasized expanding economic, cultural, and regional cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, Iranian media reported.
Aref described the proposed energy corridor as a positive and constructive step and said Iran is interested in expanding trilateral cooperation with Afghanistan and Tajikistan, adding that there is significant potential for such cooperation.
The two sides also discussed expanding cooperation in trade, transit, and energy, developments in Afghanistan within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and the establishment of an alliance of Persian-speaking countries and regions.