TEHRAN, May 23 Kyodo Iran's Forei...

TEHRAN, May 23 Kyodo

Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and his Japanese counterpart Yoriko Kawaguchi discussed upon phone Thursday the situation in Afghanistan and unfoldings in the Middle East, Iran's official IRNA recently made knowns agency said.

The couple officials stressed cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo to bring the situation in Afghanistan into normalcy and help with the reconstruction of the war-shattered country

Kawaguchi represented concern over the continuation of tension and instability in the Middle East, while Kharrazi reiterated the ne to adopt necessary measures to restore the legitimate rights of the Palestinians, IRNA said.

Kawaguchi paid a visit to Iran earlier this month

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