ZABOL, Sistan-Baluchestan Province -- Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Ahmad Khorram and Afghan Minister of Public Interests Abdolkhaleq Fazl in a meeting Monday discussed ways of boosting all-out bilateral ties.

The Iranian and Afghan ministers met and conferred with the purpose of promoting mutual cooperation in Iran's eastern border township of Zabol.

A number of ranking officials of both countries attended the ministerial talks which focused basically on the reconstruction of routes and bridges linking the two countries or making it easier to get access to each other's territories.

Among the major topics were construction of a bridge over the Parian River and establishment of a border market near the Zabol Township.

A plan is considered by officials to facilitate the transfer of goods to the Afghan consumer markets from Chabahar region of Iran.

Iran is to construct a 210-kilometer road deep into the Afghan territory for commercial and trade purposes.

Reportedly some 150 truckloads of goods are exported from Iran to Afghanistan through the region per day.

Trucks carrying their goods pass through the Dogharoun border into that country.

In the meeting, Khorram stressed the fact that the stability in the war-shattered Afghanistan would be beneficial to Iran which he said would continue to play its key role in reinforcing peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The Afghan minister commented on the issues related to Afghanistan and lauded Iran's efforts in promotion of peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The two sides further discussed ways of promoting friendly and good neighborly relations as well as regional and international developments.