Tajikistan has proposed taking practical measures for the construction of road and rail routes along the “China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan” corridor.

The call was made by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at a press conference following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tajikistan, Trend news agency reported.

“The construction and reconstruction of the “Kalai-Khumb – Vanch – Rushon district border” road will contribute to the improvement of the “China-Tajikistan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Türkiye” transit corridor. In this regard, we suggested considering the possibility of constructing and modernizing the “Dushanbe-Kulma” highway section from the Rushon district to the “Kulma-Karasu” border crossing. We also propose taking practical measures for the construction of road and rail routes along the “China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan” corridor to expand connections and regional trade,” Rahmon said.

During the meeting, the sides expressed satisfaction with the continued cooperation within the framework of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.

Notably, after Xi Jinping’s visit to Tajikistan, the two countries sealed the deal with 29 important documents, ironing out their relations in different areas.

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The supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has removed Shahabuddn Delawar from the post of acting minister of mines and petroleum and replaced him with acting governor of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Hedayatullah Badri.

The appointment was announced Saturday on X by IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

Delawar has been moved to the post of acting head of Afghan Red Crescent Society, replacing Matiulhaq Khalis who will now act as the head of National Environmental Protection Agency.

DAB’s Deputy Governor Noor Ahmad Agha has been promoted to the top post in the bank.

The newly announced appointments included also Nooruddin Turabi, former deputy chief of Afghan Red Crescent Society, as the new acting head of National Disaster Management Authority.

Former deputy minister of industry and commerce, Qudratullah Jamal, has been appointed as the new deputy minister of information and culture for financial and administrative affairs.

Ahmadullah Zahid, former acting director of counter corruption of intelligence agency, has been appointed as the new deputy minister of commerce and industry.

Aziz-ur-Rahman, former acting head of National Environmental Protection Agency, has been appointed as deputy head of Afghan Red Crescent Society.

Saduddin Saeed, former deputy minister of information and culture for financial and administrative affairs, has been appointed as deputy head of National Environmental Protection Agency for financial and administrative affairs.

Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi after returning from Uzbekistan on Saturday said that his trip to Tashkent was different and that the trust of neighboring countries, especially Central Asian nations in Afghanistan’s economy has increased.

“We had previous trips to Uzbekistan, but in reality, this time was different. The difference was that neighboring countries, especially Central Asian countries, now have more faith in Afghanistan’s production, economy and trade,” said Azizi.

Azizi, who led a delegation, left Kabul four days ago to participate in a joint international expo of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

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