<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a> and Iran always stayed stable despite their many challenges.</p>
<p>A statement from the CEO’s office said Abdullah addressed a ceremony marking the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Iranian revolution.</p>
<p>The CEO offered his felicitations to the president and the people of Iran on the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Islamic revolution, which he said was a huge change in the region and deeply rooted in the views of Iranian people.</p>
<p>He said the Iranian government had supported to the government and people of Afghanistan from the <a href="/en/jihad" class="glossify-link">Jihad</a> era to the time of resistance and in the new era of development.</p>
<p>He added the presence of people from different political segments of Afghanistan at the ceremony of the Islamic Revolution of Iran showed that both the countries enjoyed good relationship.</p>
<p>He said the state to state relationship was improving and different committees from both sides were working on a broad range of issues.</p>
<p>He said neighbours had to live together and thus they faced similar threats, challenges and opportunities.</p>
<p>He hailed the Iranian government’s stance on peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and said: “We demand a peace process with the centrality and the sovereignty of the Afghan people and there is no priority beyond the end of the 40-year war," the chief executive said.</p>
<p>Abdullah hoped for acceptable peace in the country, saying peaceful conditions would enable countries of the region to better avail shared opportunities and ensure a better future.</p>
<p>nh/ma</p>
