Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that capacity for offering services to a greater volume of refugees does not exist in Iran, and urged the international community to pay special attention to Afghan nation’s living conditions.

Amirabdollahian in his Monday night meeting with the UNHCR Chief Filippo Grandi who is in Tehran to meet the Iranian officials presented him a report on the moves made by Iran for the Afghan refugees so far.

The Iranian top diplomat appreciated the UNHCR contributions for the Afghan refugees.

“Ove 520,000 foreign students are studying in Iran free of charge and the vaccination of Afghan refugees has been proceeding equally with the Iranian citizens, Amirabdollahian said, adding that the capacity for offering services to more Afghan refugees than the existing volume of them by Iran does not exist and the international society must pay special attention to the Afghan people’s living conditions.

 

Source: IRNA