(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The meeting was held on the eve of the 10th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which later started in the capital city of Kazakhstan with the participation of its members states and obeserver countries including Iran.
In his meeting with President Karzai, the Iranian President underlined that the presence of foreign troops were the root-cause of insecurity in the region.
He said US and its allies have invaded and occupied Iraq and Afghanistan under the pretext of combating terrorism but their presence not only restricted the terrorism, this ominous phenomenon has deteriorated.
President Ahmadinejad also discussed regional developments, situation in Afghanistan and issues of mutual interest during the visit.
On Tuesday, the Iranian President also held separate meetings with his counterparts from China and Kazakhstan.
He also addressed a gathering attended by the Iranians residing in Kazakhstan on Tuesday evening.
The SCO member states include China, Kazakhstan, Russian, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan while Iran, Pakistan and India are three observers of the organization.
Afghanistan was invited to the summit as a special guest.
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