KABUL: A meeting held with the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, on the chair, discussed the appointing special committees for following up on the finalized issues during IEA’s delegation visit to Uzbekistan, his office said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, special committees have been appointed by the relevant ministries and sectorial agencies in the meeting to follow up on issues finalized during the IEA’s economic delegation’s visit to Uzbekistan.
The statement further said that the meeting discussed several important issues including expanding bilateral trade and transit relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, achieving a balanced trade exchange, increasing the number of cargo trucks, extending the operational hours of the Hairatan port to 24 hours and establishing a joint commercial chamber between the two countries.
Utilizing the Afghan-Uzbek joint trade center in Termez, finalizing quarantine-related agreements, and encouraging Uzbek investments in Afghanistan’s iron, copper, and coal mines have also been discussed in the meeting, the statement added.
The appointed committees were also tasked with exploring the establishment of a cement production factory in Afghanistan, extending the railway network from Termez-Mazar-e-Sharif to Herat and Kandahar with Uzbekistan’s cooperation, expanding the Naibabad station, and securing Uzbek investment in the Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri electricity transmission project, the statement concluded.
The assigned committees are expected to follow up on the said issues diligently and present their reports to the office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs within the specified timelines.
Special committees appointed to follow issues finalized by IEA delegation in Uzbekistan
