On the sidelines of Kabul International Meeting, Okada met with Mottaki and underlined necessity of bilateral, multilateral, regional and international cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo and said that Japan recognizes the importance of Iran’s role in trilateral negotiations between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
Referring to consultations and cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo in the related issues of Afghanistan, including refugees, fight against drug smuggling, Okada expressed his country's readiness to expand such cooperation.
Mottaki, by referring to the failed policies in Afghanistan during the past nine years, called for necessity of reviewing the policies upon reality and described situation in Afghanistan serious.
He added that we want to strengthen our consultations in bilateral, multilateral and regional issues.
Foreign minister Mottaki said that Tehran trilateral declaration between Brazil, Turkey and Iran can create confident building.