Afghanistan to Send Trade, Mine Delegation to Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A delegation from Afghanistan’s trade and mining sectors is slated to pay a visit to Tehran in near future, an Iranian official announced on Monday.
Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mehdi Karbasian said the visit is aimed at exploring avenues for boosting the two neighboring countries’ economic cooperation.
He added the delegation will also be accompanied by representatives from the country's private sector.
The official further noted that Iran and Afghanistan enjoy common grounds for cooperation on mining industry since there are very rich mines along the two countries’ shared border regions.
Earlier today, High-ranking officials from Iran and Afghanistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of air transportation, which would lead to a rise in weekly civilian flights between Tehran and Kabul to 9.
The MoU was signed during a recent visit by a senior Afghan delegation to Tehran, the press office of Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said on Monday.
The delegation made an official visit to Iran on August 3-4 and held intensive talks with Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) officials, according to the report.
The MoU was inked in line with an agreement on air transportation previously signed by the two countries’ aviation officials in 2003.
According to the new deal, direct flights between Tehran and Kabul operated per week will rise from six to nine.
