Afghanistan PM Karzai visits Iran as BSA issues linger on
10 Dec 2013 5:02 AM IST
Karzai will meet President Hassan Rouhani - for the second time in four months in Tehran - and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The proposed deal allowing NATO troops to operate in Afghanistan after 2014 will be discussed during the talks, according to the ISNA news agency. Tehran strongly backs Karzai's stance in refusing to sign the deal.
His trip comes a day after an awkward visit to Kabul by United States Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel amid growing disagreement with the Afghan president over the long-delayed security accord.
The proposed deal allowing NATO troops to operate in Afghanistan after 2014 will be discussed during the talks, according to the ISNA news agency. Tehran strongly backs Karzai's stance in refusing to sign the deal.
His trip comes a day after an awkward visit to Kabul by United States Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel amid growing disagreement with the Afghan president over the long-delayed security accord.
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