To negotiate the transit of goods with neighboring countries and Russia through Afghanistan to South Asia – Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Nuriddin Azizi spoke about this task on the sidelines of the Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum forum.
According to him, Afghanistan can become a transit point for goods to South Asia.
“We are ready to sign an agreement on transit (of goods) with Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Russia,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The Afghan official stressed that this agreement “would create an opportunity for the transit of goods with lower costs and high throughput.” He also said that Afghanistan is ready to start implementing the plan of the logistics center in Herat for further regional supplies of goods in the near future, this project, according to him, has been coordinated with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
