News in Brief
Delegation to visit Afghanistan over water dispute
ISNA – A parliamentary delegation will soon visit Afghanistan to pursue Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand [Helmand] River, an Iranian MP said on Sunday.
The representative of Sistan and Baluchistan Province and the Iran-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group will visit Afghanistan to discuss the water dispute between the two neighboring countries, Mohammad Sargazi added.
Terrorist group dismantled
IRNA – A terrorist group has been dismantled in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the province border police commander, Brigadier General Reza Shojaei, said.
During the operation, one terrorist member was killed and several others wounded, the commander said, adding that one Iranian border guard was injured during the clash.
Burkina Faso to open embassy in Tehran
Press TV – The Burkinabe Foreign Ministry’s secretary general, Issa Boro, announced his country’s decision to set up an embassy in Tehran.
In a meeting with Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs on Sunday, Boro said his country has the political will to foster political, economic and cultural relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is rich in historic civilization and
culture.