Chairman of Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Hossein Salimi expressed hope about the future of trade relations with Afghanistan as government has been formed in the country.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Iran Chamber newsroom, Salimi said that all the hurdles will be removed next year so as to help the resumption of Iran’s exports to Afghanistan.
Noting that the joint border was not secure over the past two or three months, he said that the borders have become much more secure recently.
“Our connections were halted for a while until a government was formed in Afghanistan and [the Afghan government officials] came to Iran,” Salilmi said.
He stressed that Iran’s $2.5 billion exports to Afghanistan have to be continued, underlining that the government has to take measures to win the trust of Iranian private sector.
“The borders are open now. Exports are being carried out for one month.”
Salimi had also said late October 2021 that Iran’s trade with Afghanistan was improving since Taliban takeover in the country.
In their first step, the Taliban have formed a mirror joint chamber of commerce in Afghanistan, Salimi said, noting that there was not such a chamber despite several demands by the Iranian side in the past.