The Ministry of Commerce of Afghanistan’s ruling government has announced that its delegation to Iran has called for opening an office in Chabahar Port, local Iranian media correspondent in Kabul said on Sunday.
An Afghan delegation led by Muhammadullah Bakhtiar, the ministry official in charge of international transit, has recently visited Chabahar where he had a meeting with Hojatollah Abdolmaleki, an aide to the Iranian president and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council for Free Industrial-Trade and Special Economic Zones.
In their visit to Chabahar, the Afghan delegation held talks with the Iranian side on operationalizing the transportation chain and facilitating the conditions for the activities of Afghan businesspeople.
According to a statement released by the Taliban ministry, the two sides emphasized the development of ties in the fields of trade, transportation and transit.
They also highlighted the full support of officials of the two countries for the Chabahar development project.
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