Iran, Afghanistan stress expansion of trade ties

Tehran, IRNA – Roads and Urban Development Minister’s Special Representative on Afghanistan and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in the Taliban government emphasized expansion of trade ties in a meeting on Wednesday. Iran’s Hossein Mirshafi met with the Taliban official in Kabul. The two emphasized boosting infrastructure on borders, ports, industrial parks and exports. Mirshafi said that Iran’s Chabaharport can serve Afghanistan businesses best in transporting their goods. The Afghan official welcomed Mirshafi’s comments, noting that Iran-Afghanistan ties were and will remain based on good neighborliness in economy, trade and investment. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish