Turkish firm wants to set up crude oil refinery in Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): A leading Turkish company has evinced a keen interest in investment in the construction of a crude oil refinery in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in statement said acting minister Shahabuddin Delawar met a representative of the Turkish company.

The company representative expressed interest in building a crude oil refinery in Afghanistan and said: “We are ready to build a modern oil refinery here.”

Delawar promised necessary facilities would be provided to company seeking to establish the refinery, according to a statement from the ministry.

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