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.
Iranian local chamber of Sistan-Baluchestan has begun negotiations with Afghan officials for investment in the mining sector of the neighboring country, according to the vice-chairman of the Mines and Mining Industries Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce.
A senior advisor to Iran’s energy minister said that the country was exporting 110 megawatts of electricity to Afghanistan, with the maximum export capacity being 175 megawatts.
Chambers of Commerce of Iran and Afghanistan signed a seven-article cooperation agreement on Wednesday.
The Iranian customs office (IRICA) says one of its main checkpoints on the eastern border with Afghanistan has resumed processing trade cargoes after a brief closure that was caused by clashes in the region.
Iran is the biggest exporter to Afghanistan and this year’s exports have reached $1.5 billion, according to Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment statistics.
Ebrahim Jamili, head of Mine and Mining Industries Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce, said on Tuesday that the ground is prepared for Iran’s activity in Afghanistan mining sector, noting that Iran welcomes cooperation with China in this regard.
Chairman of Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Hossein Salimi said on Friday that Iran’s trade with Afghanistan is improving since Taliban takeover in the country.
The administration of US President Joe Biden is reportedly reviewing a 2018 sanctions waiver, which allowed Afghanistan to purchase Iranian gasoline and gasoil.
Iran’s private sector representative in Afghanistan called on the Iranian government on Wednesday to deploy economic councilors in Afghanistan and reopen joint borders between the two neighboring countries at the earliest.