Signing of 5 cooperation agreements between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate and the government of Iran in Tehran

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Tehran: These 5 documents include the following memorandums;

1- The memorandum of understanding of the meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation between the two countries, which was signed between the Minister of Agricultural Jihad of Iran and the Chairman of the Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries and Mullah Mohammad Nasser Akhund, the Minister of Finance of the Islamic Emirate.

2- Minutes of the International Road Cooperation Committee meeting, which was signed by Engineer Mir Shafi, the representative of Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development in Afghanistan and Mr. Weiss from the Islamic Emirate.

3- Memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Civil Aviation Organization, which was signed again by Engineer Mir Shafi and Mr. Weiss.

4- Memorandum of understanding of cooperation between Zob Ahan Isfahan Company and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate, which was signed by Engineer Kohi, the CEO of this company, and Mohammadullah Agha Bakhtiar from the Islamic Emirate.

5- The Memorandum of Understanding between the Free Zones of the two countries, which was signed by Hojatullah Abdul Maliki, Advisor to the President and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Zones of Iran, and Nuruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate.

Qomi: Afghanistan is on the verge of a period of construction

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Afghanistan affairs and head of the country's embassy in Kabul, speaking about the visit of the high-ranking delegation of the Islamic Emirate to Iran and the agreements made between the two sides in the past week, said: economic cooperation between the two The country can help to reduce the problems in Afghanistan and stability and security in this country as well as the security of the region. Iran's policy has always been to support the people and help the stability and security of Afghanistan.

Stating that Afghanistan is on the threshold of its construction period in the current situation, he said: Fortunately, good agreements were reached in the talks that took place, and in these few days, we were able to establish a joint commission for economic cooperation between the two countries, which is responsible for It is the responsibility of the Minister of Agricultural Jihad of Iran to organize and the documents that will be signed tonight are the issues that had priority and importance and the two sides reached an agreement on them.

Nikbakht: 5 specialized committees were established under the Economic Cooperation Commission between the two countries and we reached good agreements.

Mohammad Ali Nikbakht, the Minister of Agriculture of Iran and the head of the joint commission for economic cooperation between the two countries, also said that they held a meeting of the joint commission for economic cooperation between the two countries upon the arrival of the high-ranking delegation of Afghanistan, and noted: In this meeting, the decision was made. It is assumed that 5 specialized committees will be formed in the sub-committee of this commission, then this committee was formed and specialized work was done in them in the last few days and finally documents were prepared which were prepared for signing.

He referred to these understandings as a great work and emphasized that it is important that these documents be implemented after signing so that the two nations of Afghanistan and Iran will benefit from them.

Iran's Minister of Agriculture announced that they are ready to transfer their technical knowledge and experience in various fields of agriculture, industry, mining, trade, education, health, medical equipment, medicine and treatment to Afghanistan.

By stating that the level of trade between the two countries is not satisfactory in the current situation, he clarified: we can increase the volume of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries by providing and facilitating the conditions and removing cumbersome regulations. We should have joint free zones, establish joint business centers in both countries, hold seasonal exhibitions and have joint investments.

Nikbakht specially declared that Iran is ready to work with Afghanistan in the field of extra-territorial cultivation or contract cultivation where agricultural products are purchased as a guarantee, and to import the agricultural products it needs from its neighboring country instead of from distant countries. provide

Referring to the visits of the high ranking economic delegation of Afghanistan to Isfahan and the steel and mining industries of this province, as well as Chabahar port in Sistan and Baluchistan province of this country and the transit road from Chabahar port to Milk border with Afghanistan as well as South Khorasan and Rozavi provinces. Dayar Shedeh added: The railway line will also be connected from Chabahar port to the border of Milk and Razavi Khorasan province, and after that it will extend to Kandahar and other parts of Afghanistan.

Despite the agreements and understandings made between the two countries, the Minister of Agriculture of Iran emphasized that we have a very good future ahead of us, and considering the acceptable security that has prevailed in Afghanistan today, the traders and investors of the two countries without any Concerns can do joint work.

Azizi: The agreements reached were higher than our expectations

Nuruddin Azizi, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate, in his speech on behalf of the Afghan delegation, thanked all those who worked with the high-level delegation of Afghanistan during a week and welcomed this delegation, saying: "It really exceeded our expectations." A series of issues were agreed upon that will be further discussed in the future.

Stating that Iran has really fulfilled the right of brotherhood in Afghanistan, he thanked Mr. Qomi and Iran's Minister of Agriculture for the agreements made and said that he witnessed Mr. Kazemi Qomi working day and night to bring the two countries closer together. be more

The Minister of Industry and Trade of the country, emphasizing that the understandings and agreements made should not remain only on paper and in lavish gatherings, emphasized thatIn order to reconcile these understandings, one should try day and night to implement what has been agreed upon.

He emphasized that we want the volume of trade between the two countries to reach more than 10 billion dollars, and that achieving this goal is not an easy task and requires hard work.

Nouruddin Azizi stated about Iran's economic capacities: Iran's capacities are really admirable, this country has reached the limit in the course of 40 years that Afghanistan will no longer need European countries, because on our side, our brothers with languages There are common and easy presences that can help us.

He thanked and appreciated the fact that Iran has considered Afghan immigrants as its citizens and served them especially in the field of education during the past 40 years.

The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate calls on the practical elites of Afghanistan in Iran to return to the country and the Islamic Emirate accepts them with an open mind and without any discrimination.

At the same time, he noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran has promised to talk to the Chinese about the creation of the Wakhan Corridor in all assemblies.

Afghanistan's high-ranking delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Economic Director of the Islamic Emirate, during the past week (from Saturday, November 4), had many intensive meetings and meetings with the warm welcome of the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and finally they were able to reach good agreements, which can be considered as the beginning of a new chapter of trade relations and economic cooperation between the two countries.