“We are witnessing the expansion of violent extremism and killing of defenseless people in the region these days, a trend which has unfortunately become further complicated due to the interference of extra-regional countries,” Jahangiri said in Ashgabat on Saturday during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the day the United Nations officially recognized Turkmenistan's "permanent neutrality."
He added that extremist groups are committing inhumane, non-Islamic and the most heinous crimes in the name of justice and Islam.
He said Iran’s foreign policy has always been based on promotion of relations with neighboring and regional countries and expressed Tehran’s keenness to bolster ties with Ashgabat in all fields, particularly in the reinforcement of peace and stability.
