TEHRAN – The fifth meeting of Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee will be held in Tehran on August 9 and 10, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, the Afghan finance minister, will co-chair the meeting.

The event will also be attended by the two countries’ interior ministers and Iranian Finance Minister Ali Tayyebnia.

The last meeting of the committee was held in Kabul in the Iranian calendar year of 1391 (March 2012-March 2013).

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