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"The Islamic Republic of Iran hopes that the deals reached will lead to a return to peace and stability as well as pave the way for the participation of the Afghan people in determining their fate and end the two decades of hardships," he said.
Asefi also hailed the United Nations for helping with the deal and invited Afghan groups "to use their special efforts for the establishment of lasting peace and begin the process of reconstruction at this sensitive and decisive moment."
Southern-based Pashtun chief Hamid Karzai was formally announced as the head of the interim Afghan government on Wednesday.
Ahmad Fawzi, the UN spokesman at the Bonn Conference, said the four Afghan delegation heads had signed an accord over the premiership of Karzai after nine days of grueling talks.
Iran Tuesday said it has no objection to the appointment of Karzai.
"We will have no objection to Hamid Karzai if he is appointed as the premier of the interim Afghan government by the four delegation heads (at a Bonn conference)," Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
Afghan factions on Wednesday signed a landmark deal over the chairmanship of Karzai as the head of the provisional government in the war-devastated country.
Zarif rejected reports that the Islamic Republic was intending to play the first host to Karzai in a good-will gesture.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has not made such a proposal so far, but if Hamid Karzai is appointed as the head of the interim government, Tehran will welcome him, given the fact that he (Karzai) has already lived in Iran for a while," he added.
Karzai led southern-based Pashtuns in the heady days of the Afghans' fight against the former Soviet occupation. He served as the deputy foreign minister in the Islamic Afghan government between 1992 and 1994.
The UN-brokered deal, reached after nine days of exhaustive talks, foresees a government of 30 members from among divergent Afghan ethnic groups to administer the country for six months until a Loya Jirga, or traditional grand assembly, is held.
Delegates have also reportedly reached an accord, asking the United Nations to send peacekeepers to Kabul to ensure security in the capital.
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