On Tuesday, November 19, Russian business representatives met with Deputy Minister of Economy of Afghanistan Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul. He invited Russian entrepreneurs and investors to look for prospective collaboration in various sectors of the country’s economy, including industry, trade, transport, agriculture, healthcare and infrastructure.
In addition to Baradar, other members of the Taliban government (continuing status as an organization banned in Russia) were also at the meeting. Among them are – Acting Minister of Trade Nuriddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Urban Development Hamdullah Numani and Acting Minister of Transport Hamidullah Akhundzada.
Abdul Ghani Baradar said that Afghanistan is always ready to welcome domestic and foreign investors and will provide them with all the necessary conditions for doing business in the country. He assured his Russian and Afghan colleagues of his readiness for partnership, emphasizing the rich natural resources of his state.
The Russian delegation expressed deep interest in investing in Afghanistan, in particular in such sectors as transport, railways, healthcare and agriculture, and also expressed readiness to share experience and cooperate with the Islamic Emirate to achieve mutual benefit, the Afghan side stated. Russian-Afghan cooperation continues to gain momentum, despite the Taliban movement’s continuing status as an organization banned in Russia.
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