KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran is optimistic about the amicable settlement of a long-running water dispute with Afghanistan this year.
Iranian government departments were pursuing the country’s water share from the Helmand River, said the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan.
Hassan Kazemi-Qomi, who is also Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, urged caretaker government in Kabul to respect the 1973 Helmand River Treaty.
Mehr News Agency quoted him as saying: “The treaty is a legal issue, to which the Afghan government is committed and has declared its adherence. It must also implement the treaty.
Under the agreement, Iran says, it . . .
