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German Army spokesman confirms negotiations with Iranian Pvt Firms

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Berlin, April 2, IRNA – A spokesman of German Army here Wednesday confirmed in an interview with IRNA representatives of Iranian private firms negotiated with Germans regarding transferring some non-military facilities for German forces situated in Afghanistan.

The spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “The German sides negotiating with Iran are representatives of private firms that provide foodstuff and fuel for the German forces serving at NATO units in Afghanistan.

He added, “These companies are after finding alternative routs for Pakistan to forward those goods to Afghanistan thorough it.”

The spokesman emphasized that the German government and NATO have been aware of such negotiations and monitored them, but they have not been involved in the deals, or the talks.

He emphasized that the matter was also discussed at the Defense Commission of the German National Parliament, the Bundestag last week.

The spokesman once again emphasized that the said negotiations and deals are not conducted with the German Government, or NATO and those two are merely monitoring them.

German dailies last Monday wrote about negotiations between the companies and some firms in Iran regarding provision of the logistical needs of the NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Without referring to the time and the place where the negotiations have taken place, the dailies wrote, “There have been talks between the private companies providing logistical, non-military demands for the foreign forces in Afghanistan, including the German forces.”

The parliamentary representative of the German defense minister, too, had earlier in the week confirmed that such negotiations have been related to companies commissioned to provide food and fuel for the forces situated in Afghanistan.

According to him, those companies have considered using the Chabahar-Zaranj road, or the Tehran-Harat railroad to transfer their logistical, non-military facilities to Afghanistan.

Iran rout is an alternative for transferring facilities for NATO forces to Afghanistan instead of Pakistan rout, which is currently blocked due to heave attacks of Taliban and al-Qaeda.