Afghanistan, Iran discuss agricultural exports, 24-hour customs services — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s finance minister has discussed exports of Afghan agricultural products to Iran, round-the-clock customs operations, resolving Afghan traders’ problems and expanding bilateral economic cooperation with his Iranian counterpart. In a statement, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said Finance Minister Mullah Mohammad Nasir Akhund, who also heads Afghanistan’s Joint Economic Commission for Bilateral Cooperation, and his accompanying delegation met Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh during an official visit to Iran. The statement said the two sides discussed preparations for the next meeting of the joint economic commission, agricultural exports to Iran, 24-hour customs operations, addressing Afghan traders’ concerns, preventing the smuggling of illegal goods and other trade and economic issues. Nouri Qezeljeh assured the Afghan delegation of Iran’s cooperation in agriculture, livestock and irrigation. He also pledged to make the necessary preparations for the next meeting of the joint economic commission and continue efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the statement added.