Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran pooling efforts

DUSHANBE, July 26 (Itar-Tass) - Regional security as well as social and economic development dominated the agenda of a trilateral summit that the Presidents of Tajkistan, Afghanistan and Iran had here Wednesday.

"The three nations that speak the same language are joining forces for the solution of social, economic and cultural problems," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said as he addressed a news conference upon the end of their talks.

"We must have uniformity in everything -- in the economy, culture and the arts," he said. "It's important to lift all the barriers still dividing us."