Minister of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan Meet with the Prime Minister of Pakistan

December 31, 2020

ISLAMABAD- H.E Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Head of the delegation of Government-Private Sector of Afghanistan, who traveled to Islamabad to attend the 8th round meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) agreement; On the margins of the meeting, he met with H.E Imran Khan the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

During this meeting, Mr. Ghoryani presented the message of His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Mr. Ghoryani expressed thanks to the Pakistan government for their movement to expand trade, transit and economic relations between the two countries, and stressed that the Afghanistan government is committed to trade cooperation for a mutually beneficial and long-term relationship.

On the other side, H.E Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan also said, our country is cooperating with Afghanistan to expand trade and transit cooperation and solve the problems of Afghan businessmen in Pakistan.

During the meeting, the Afghanistan Minister of Industry and Commerce and the Prime Minister of Pakistan; Discussed on the 8th round meeting of(APTTCA) agreement, resolving the various problems of Afghan businessmen in Pakistan, joint investments, Pakistani and Afghan investors in the two countries, cooperation in the field of rail transportation and increasing trade-transit relations.