TEHRAN – Tehran has voiced concerns over the issue of dust pollution in the West Asia region, saying tackling the issue hinges on regional and international cooperation, Tasnim reported.

Addressing a meeting in New York on Monday, Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, director general of the international environmental affairs department at the Foreign Ministry, highlighted social, economic and environmental damages to a large part of Iran directly caused by dust pollution.

He said a major part of the fine particles (known as PM2.5) enter Iran from neighboring countries. 

MH/PA