Afghanistan Calls for Cultural Cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghanistan's Vice
President Mohammad Karim Khalili Saturday said his country should boost
cultural cooperation with Iran given the two sides' strong religious, lingual
and historical commonalties.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first
Teachers Training Centre for Afghan teachers in Kabul, Khalili appreciated
Iran's cooperation in establishing the centre and stressed the need for
deepening of the two nations' relations, IRNA reported.
Iran's Minister of Education Ali-Reza Ali-Ahmadi, who is currently in Kabul as
head of a delegation, said the training centre has been set up as per
agreements reached by the two countries.
He said Iran and Afghanistan share lingual, religious and cultural commonalties
and they both speak Persian that is part of the world civilization.
Referring to Iran's nuclear success as well as the country's progress in
medical sciences, Ali-Ahmadi said the neighboring countries are keen to get
familiar with Iran's scientific achievements.
Afghan Minister of Education, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, said Iran is Afghanistan's
most friendly country.
He said given the fact the number of students is increasing in Afghanistan and
the country lacks skilled teachers, the newly established centre can solve
these problems.
He called the Teachers Training Centre, a token of friendship between the two
nations.
Afghanistan's first Teachers Training Centre has been built at a cost of $5
million granted by Iran and took three years to complete the construction.
