Afghanistan, Oct. 13 -- Iran has rejected reports that it plans to hand over 110 hectares of territory at the port of Chabahar to Afghanistan, describing the claims as a misunderstanding of remarks made by an Iranian lawmaker. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that transferring Iranian territory to another country was not possible and that the proposal had not been formally presented.
Baghaei said the issue of leasing land to Afghanistan had been raised informally on the sidelines of an official meeting during an Iranian minister's visit to Afghanistan. Tehran had said it would examine the matter, he added, rejecting claims that Iran had agreed to transfer its territory or sovereignty.
The clarification followed...