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Turkmenistan business delegation visits Herat
Nokerguly Atagulyev, the head of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, has visited Herat province for trade talks, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced on Saturday.
The ministry said in a statement that the purpose of the Turkmen delegation’s visit is to help reduce Afghanistan’s trade deficit, to foster commercial and economic cooperation, examine Afghanistan’s proposal for the supply of construction materials, especially marble and iron bars and for the growth of trade and transit between the two countries.
The delegation is also expected to meet with officials and private sector representatives, and visit commercial and industrial sites of Afghanistan, especially in Herat province.
The visit comes after Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce’s trip to Turkmenistan. The aim is to open the first Afghan-Turkmen Business Forum and discuss the import of construction materials, especially marble and iron bars from Afghanistan.