The opening ceremony was attended by Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sydykov Bakyt, and Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi.
More than 1.5 million tonnes of goods were exported to Afghanistan through the border crossing during this period.
SCCI officials urged authorities to separate trade from political tensions and immediately launch dialogue to restore commercial traffic between the two countries.
While the motive remains unclear, a Justice Department official told Reuters the incident is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.
Mirziyoyev also called for attracting 100 major Iraqi entrepreneurs to Samarkand and organizing an “Uzbekistan–Iraq” business forum to deepen commercial ties.
He thanked India’s Ministry of External Affairs for facilitating discussions, noting that technical teams and private-sector representatives from both countries have been in continuous contact.
In a letter to the Ministry of Commerce and the Federal Board of Revenue’s Directorate General of Transit Trade, Makda reported that thousands of containers carrying...
The surge underscores growing fuel demand across the border, despite restrictions linked to Kyrgyzstan’s preferential fuel import agreement with Russia.
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan were recorded at $102 million, a sharp 28 percent decline from $142 million in June.
The chamber also criticized delays in visa issuance for Afghan businessmen, calling for a streamlined process to facilitate greater economic engagement.
