Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan, who was recently dismissed from his position, had held talks with Yue Xiaoyong, China's special envoy for Afghanistan.

The Iranian embassy stated that the two sides discussed establishing peace and preventing divisive foreign interventions in Afghanistan.

On Monday, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul wrote in a note on the X social media platform that Qomi and Xiaoyong also emphasised on the need to combat terrorism and the importance of strengthening the regional contact group initiative.

Qomi, who had served as Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan since October 2021, was dismissed from this role on Sunday, November 24.

The Iranian foreign ministry recently appointed Alireza Bikdeli as the ministry's new envoy for Afghanistan.

Iran and China maintain close relations with the Taliban government and have handed over Afghanistan's diplomatic missions in their countries to the Taliban.