KABUL: Leading a delegation, the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Mullah Hedayatullah Badri, left the country for Russia to participate in the seventh International Exhibition Forum in Russia,
the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Badri is accompanied by a technical advisor, the head of his office, the Director General of Hydrocarbon Regulation, and the Director General of the Emirati Oil and Gas Company.
The visit is scheduled to last for three days, said the statement.
Since the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate, many Russian investors have shown interest in investing in the country’s mining sector.