Publish dateFriday 19 May 2023 - 11:31
Story Code : 270275
Islamic Emirate: We adhere to the Helmand Treaty, but there is not enough water due to the drought
In response to the Iranian president's recent remarks about the country's water rights from the Helmand River, the Islamic Emirate's Prime Minister's Office has said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the treaty half a century ago regarding the distribution of Helmand water. But there is not enough water due to drought.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Yesterday, Ayatollah Raisi said during his visit to Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan province: "I am warning the rulers of Afghanistan to give the rights of the people of Sistan as soon as possible."
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has published a statement saying that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the treaty half a century ago regarding the distribution of Helmand water. But there is not enough water due to drought.
 
The declaration said that in such a situation, it considers Iran's repeated requests for water and inappropriate statements in the media as harmful.
 
The declaration adds: "Iranian authorities should first complete their information about Helmand water and then express their request with appropriate words. If the facts are not properly studied and such statements are made, the political atmosphere between the people and the countries of the two nations can change." harming a Muslim, which is not in the interest of any party and should not be repeated."
 
In the announcement of the Islamic Emirate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to ensure that the promised water reaches Iran, but on the condition that the water reserves in Afghanistan reach such a level that by releasing them, the water can travel hundreds of kilometers and reach that country.
 
According to the announcement, there is no water in the Kamal Khan Dam and if the Kajaki Dam is closed, it will not reach Iran. He added that "the Iranian side needs to understand these facts".
 
The president of Iran has also said in his recent statements that Iran has no problem if there is no water, but "if there is water, people's rights must be given and we will not allow it to be wasted."
 
During his visit to Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian said that a joint technical team should measure the water level of Kajaki dam and then judge whether there is water or not.
 
Following the efforts of the Iranian authorities to pursue the water rights of Helmand, Hossein Deliriyan, the spokesman of the Iranian Space Organization, has announced that the country has monitored the course of the Helmand River using the Khayyam satellite.
 
On Thursday, May 18, he wrote in a tweet that satellite images show that the "Afghan government" has prevented water from reaching Iran in some places by diverting the water path and creating numerous dams.
 
Deliriyan did not clarify whether the "Government of Afghanistan" means the Islamic Emirate or the former government of Afghanistan. A dam was built on the way to Helmand in the previous government of Afghanistan.
 
He wrote that Iran's space organization has come to provide relevant data to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
 
Afghanistan and Iran have signed a treaty to share Helmand river water in 1351.
 
Iranian officials say that according to this treaty, 820 million cubic meters of water should enter Iran from Afghanistan every year in wet years; But they claim that Iran does not receive this amount of water.
 
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's ambassador and special representative in Kabul, said that Iran received 27 million cubic meters of water last year.  ↵
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Yesterday, Ayatollah Raisi said during his visit to Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan province: "I am warning the rulers of Afghanistan to give the rights of the people of Sistan as soon as possible."
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has published a statement saying that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the treaty half a century ago regarding the distribution of Helmand water. But there is not enough water due to drought.
 
The declaration said that in such a situation, it considers Iran's repeated requests for water and inappropriate statements in the media as harmful.
 
The declaration adds: "Iranian authorities should first complete their information about Helmand water and then express their request with appropriate words. If the facts are not properly studied and such statements are made, the political atmosphere between the people and the countries of the two nations can change." harming a Muslim, which is not in the interest of any party and should not be repeated."
 
In the announcement of the Islamic Emirate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to ensure that the promised water reaches Iran, but on the condition that the water reserves in Afghanistan reach such a level that by releasing them, the water can travel hundreds of kilometers and reach that country.
 
According to the announcement, there is no water in the Kamal Khan Dam and if the Kajaki Dam is closed, it will not reach Iran. He added that "the Iranian side needs to understand these facts".
 
The president of Iran has also said in his recent statements that Iran has no problem if there is no water, but "if there is water, people's rights must be given and we will not allow it to be wasted."
 
During his visit to Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian said that a joint technical team should measure the water level of Kajaki dam and then judge whether there is water or not.
 
Following the efforts of the Iranian authorities to pursue the water rights of Helmand, Hossein Deliriyan, the spokesman of the Iranian Space Organization, has announced that the country has monitored the course of the Helmand River using the Khayyam satellite.
 
On Thursday, May 18, he wrote in a tweet that satellite images show that the "Afghan government" has prevented water from reaching Iran in some places by diverting the water path and creating numerous dams.
 
Deliriyan did not clarify whether the "Government of Afghanistan" means the Islamic Emirate or the former government of Afghanistan. A dam was built on the way to Helmand in the previous government of Afghanistan.
 
He wrote that Iran's space organization has come to provide relevant data to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
 
Afghanistan and Iran have signed a treaty to share Helmand river water in 1351.
 
Iranian officials say that according to this treaty, 820 million cubic meters of water should enter Iran from Afghanistan every year in wet years; But they claim that Iran does not receive this amount of water.
 
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's ambassador and special representative in Kabul, said that Iran received 27 million cubic meters of water last year.
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