Saturday, December 17, 2011
Kabul (BNA) The Afghan specialists residing in Iran will return to Afghanistan with the cooperation of Iran and they will be employed in needed areas for reconstruction of Afghanistan.
Iranian ambassador to Kabul said that around 15000 Afghans educated in the higher educational institutions of Iran exist among the Afghan refugees who possess the capacity of scientific specialized knowledge in different spheres in Afghanistan.
Dr. Jamahir Anwari minister of refugees and repatriates after signing of this agreement said that we signed the tri-partite agreement for facilitating the return of the Afghan specialists residing in Iran on the basis of which Iran will assist USD 400,000 for implementation of this agreement and that the refugee organization shall assist in recognition of and attraction of the Afghan refugee specialists in Iran to cooperate in their return to Afghanistan.
Dr. Feda Hussain the Iranian ambassador in Kabul said that his country shall assist Afghanistan in this respect so that the sons of Afghanistan having being educated in Iran participate in the reconstruction of their country.
The head of refugee organization also talked at the ceremony and called this program as very effective for Afghanistan.
Jalal Noorani advisor to the ministry of information and culture, Dr. Abdullah Fahim advisor to the public health ministry and some representatives of other government departments and foreign organization also took part at this ceremony.
The spokesperson of the ministry of refugees and repatriates stated that Iran shall assist in payment of six to one year salary of those specialists and they will be assigned to the needy government departments.
