KABUL (Pajhwok): Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi has said Afghanistan and China could increase bilateral trade through the Wakhan Corridor.
In a video published on the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s twitter page, Azizi said the Wakhan Corridor (the historic Silk Road) was a reliable transit route for trade and goods.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has declared its readiness to open this corridor and wants the Republic of China to accelerate this process.”
Wakhan is a mountainous district in northeastern Badakhshan province. The valley is located in the heart of Central Asia surrounded by Pamir mountains in the north . . .
