KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) Chief Sayed Karim Hashimi and Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov have discussed increasing bilateral trade, expanding economic cooperation and encouraging joint investment between the two countries.
Hashimi met Zhirnov on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence, the ACCI said in a statement.
Hashimi thanked the Russian embassy for its cooperation in strengthening economic and trade relations between the two countries and stressed the need for greater investment by Russian businessmen in Afghanistan.
He called on the ambassador to encourage Russian businessmen and investors to explore investment opportunities in economically promising sectors in Afghanistan.
Hashimi also asked the Russian embassy to help facilitate the participation of Russian businessmen and companies in the fifth Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) National and International Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Kabul on October 7.
He stressed the importance of organising a visit by an Afghan business delegation to Moscow and called for the embassy’s cooperation in arranging meetings between the delegation and representatives of Russia’s private sector, particularly the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Zhirnov welcomed the upcoming Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) exhibition and expressed his embassy’s readiness to encourage Russian businessmen and companies to participate in the event.
He also pledged cooperation in coordinating the Afghan business delegation’s visit to Moscow and facilitating business and economic meetings between private-sector representatives from the two countries.
The Russian envoy stressed the need to identify joint investment opportunities, expand economic cooperation and increase trade between Afghanistan and Russia.
He described the ACCI’s role in connecting the private sectors of the two countries as important.
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