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President Ghani Warns Pakistan for Similar Acts on trading goods

Published

8 years ago

September 9, 2016

(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warnd Pakistan for sealing business routes on Afghanistan products specially when the Afghanistan fresh fruits ripen, warns that we will carry out the same act to stop Pakistani goods from going to middle Asia.

Meanwhile officials in Chamber of commerce and industry have welcomed the following decision made by the Presidential palace.

President Ghani urged that Afghan businessmen are financially damaged millions of dollars by not reaching their products to the objected markets in India and some other countries through wagah port.

He said,” If Pakistan still doesn’t want to allow Afghanistan’s goods go through its country and reach wagah port, and then Afghan Government will do the same act and will stop Pakistani goods from going to middle Asia.”

Deputy of the chamber of commerce and industry Yunus Mohammand said,” We welcome the recent decision of the President for launching similar acts against Pakistani goods, we have pushed through not to get the business mixed with Politics but Pakistan hasn’t been committed.”

“ We do welcome the President act against Pakistani goods, if the same act was taken in the past now we wouldn’t face such problems but the following act is still appreciable members of Entrepreneurs board Etibar Khan Zadarn said,”

Meanwhile economy experts support the act made by the presidential palace.

Economy expert Zaiulhaq Zai said,” If Pakistan cement and fresh fruits go to middle Asia then Afghanistan products must reach to Wagah port.”

The recent decision of the President comes after the Pakistani officials had shut down the Spinboldak transit port against Afghanistan products specially its fresh fruits.

Reported by Aslam Hejaab

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Azizi meets with head of Tatarstan on sidelines of Kazan Forum

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10 hours ago

May 16, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 16, 2024)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Thursday acting minister Nooruddin Azizi met with the leader of Russia’s autonomous republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov, on the sidelines of a meeting in Kazan.

According to the ministry, Azizi met with Minnikhanov on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum – the 15th International Economic Forum of Russia and the Islamic World.

The two officials discussed bilateral trade relations, the establishment of the Russian Trade House in Afghanistan, the visit of Minnikhanov to Kabul, investment in electricity production, water transfer, mining, cultural and economic cooperation and other matters.

This annual meeting is held by Russia and the 14th round of this meeting was also held in the same country last year.

The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.

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Afghanistan’s imports and exports totaled $10.3 billion last year

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1 day ago

May 15, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 15, 2024)

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Wednesday that last year, the value of exports totaled $1.79 billion while imports totaled $8.57 billion.

According to NSIA, fruits accounted for the largest share of export items last year, totaling over $645 million.

Medicinal plants, minerals and vegetables were the next top three items respectively to be exported.

Meanwhile, petroleum and oil accounted for the largest portion of imported goods, totaling over $1.37 billion.

Another large portion of the total amount imported went to machinery, vehicles and parts. This totaled over $1.15 billion, followed by textiles, metals and metal products.

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Acting commerce minister heads to Russia to attend Kazan Forum

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2 days ago

May 14, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 14, 2024)

Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, headed to Russia to participate in an international economic meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan.

The aim of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024, the 15th edition of the forum, is to offer a platform for leading international economic and financial specialists from the Islamic world to strengthen ties between the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the regions of the Russian Federation in the economic, educational, social and cultural spheres, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that Azizi, leading a high-level delegation of the Islamic Emriate, traveled to Tatarstan at the invitation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

The forum is held between May 14 and 19.

The forum also aims to promote the development of Islamic financial institutions in Russia and worldwide, with a focus on joint international projects and programs, according to Anadolu Agency.

More than 80 nations are expected to participate in the event, including representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia, Türkiye, Iran, Libya, and other OIC member states.