The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Afghanistan says that from the beginning of Hamal month to the end of Scorpio of this solar year, the amount of trade between Afghanistan and Russia has reached 174 million dollars.
Kabul 24: According to Akhundzadeh Abdulsalam Javad, the spokesman of this ministry, 2.2 million dollars of this amount was related to Afghanistan’s exports, which include items such as raisins, minerals, dried figs and onions.
In this regard, he added: “Most of the major export items are raisins, minerals, fruit juice, cucumbers, talc, non-alcoholic beverages, figs, and onions, and types of imports include thorn wood, wheat, and various types of oil and gas.”
Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the National Security Council of Russia, met with Mullah Baradar, the economic deputy of the Prime Minister, on Monday, the 5th of August, during his trip to Kabul.
The two sides have agreed to form a joint commission with various committees to develop cooperation in trade, transit and investment. He is the highest-ranking Russian government official who has visited Kabul since A.A. came to power.
The Prime Minister’s Deputy Economic Office announced that issues such as political relations, economic cooperation, trade, transit and investment were discussed in this meeting.
Although efforts have been made to increase exports and create trade facilities in the past three years, the amount of trade between Afghanistan and the countries of the region and the world is still unequal.
Russia is one of the countries that exports more than 300 million dollars of goods to Afghanistan every year, but Afghanistan’s exports to this country are very limited compared to imports.
The Russian President’s representative for Afghanistan also discussed the expansion of economic, commercial, investment and transit cooperation in a meeting with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Zia Ahmad Takal, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated the topics discussed in this meeting as follows: “He said that soon a high-ranking delegation from his country will travel to Kabul and the officials of the Islamic Emirate will have a high-level discussion about the expansion of cooperation in various sectors.” »
The Chamber of Commerce and Investment has also emphasized that some oil, gas and wheat import contracts have been signed with Russia, but these contracts need to be implemented.
After the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate, Russia has been one of the countries that has expanded its economic and trade relations with Afghanistan.
