Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei has denied reports that part of the country\u2019s territory at Chabahar port has been handed over to Afghanistan, saying the issue arose from a misunderstanding.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, 20 Mizan, Baqaei said the spread of the issue in the media and on social networks was the result of a misinterpretation of remarks by Mohsen Zangeneh, a member of Iran\u2019s parliament. He added that no official proposal on this matter has so far been presented to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
According to him, the main discussion concerned regional cooperation to provide landlocked countries with access to ports and open waters \u2014 a plan that, he said, has been implemented in parts of the world.<\/p>\n
Baqaei said the issue had been raised on the sidelines of an official meeting attended by an Afghan minister, and that Iranian officials had said they would review it.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Zangeneh had announced the allocation of more than 110 hectares of land at Chabahar port for Afghanistan. The remarks prompted reactions on social media in Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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