Deputy Agriculture Minister leads delegation to Uzbekistan — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Mawlawi Sadr Azam Usmani has travelled to Uzbekistan at the head of an official delegation. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said in a statement that the delegation includes Mufti Zakirullah Zakir, director-general of livestock and animal health; Rohullah Fazli, adviser to the ministry’s Directorate-General of Agricultural Extension; and Mirwais Hajizada, deputy head, and Omid Haidari, head of international relations at the Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock Products. The six-day visit will focus on expanding bilateral cooperation in agriculture, livestock and food processing, as well as following up on practical agreements between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, the statement said. The ministry added that the visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation and expanding technical and economic ties between the two countries.