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Iran denies talks with Taliban

Iran Materials 3 June 2013 16:16 (UTC +04:00)
Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed on Monday that it sent a delegation to Iran for three days of talks, signaling that Tehran could be seeking the role of regional mediator in negotiations to end its neighbor’s 12-year war
Iran denies talks with Taliban

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.3/ Trend, D.Khatinoglu/

The spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry Abbas Araqchi rejected Iran-Taliban's meeting, Mehr News Agency reported on Monday.

Before that, AP reported that Afghanistan's Taliban confirmed on Monday that it sent a delegation to Iran for three days of talks, signaling that Tehran could be seeking the role of regional mediator in negotiations to end its neighbor's 12-year war.

Spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said in an email that emissaries from the Taliban's political office met with Iranian officials over the weekend. He said a separate group of Taliban clerics attended a religious conference in Tehran.

Iran Fars News Agency reported on June 1 that Taliban delegation has been in Tehran to talks with Iranian authorities.

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