TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that stability and security in Afghanistan will benefit the whole region.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran calls for peace, stability and security in Afghanistan and considers it beneficial to peace and stability in the region,” Rouhani said in a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Rouhani said, “Fortunately, the Afghan government has taken wise position in line with maintaining unity and foiling divisive plots in the region.”

Elsewhere, he attached great importance in the fight against drug trafficking. Rouhani also called for expanding relations with the central Asian country in various areas.

For his part, Ghani said the two countries are “brothers” and stand beside each other.

“We will never let enemies create division [in the region],” Ghani said. He also called for expansion of relations.

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