Iran Issues Warning to Soviets
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Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Iran’s foreign minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, told a Soviet delegation today that Soviet troops should be withdrawn from Afghanistan and warned that their presence is “detrimental” to the region’s interest, the official Iranian news agency reported.
The Islamic Republic News Agency report, monitored in Nicosia, indicated the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan has become an issue in the Kremlin’s efforts to improve ties with Iran.
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