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Humanitarian aid from Turkmenistan arrives in Herat province
Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Wednesday that a shipment of humanitarian aid from Turkmenistan arrived in Herat province on Tuesday.
In a series of tweets Wasiq said that the shipment consisted of fuel, gasoline, diesel and liquefied gas and other goods including wheat and clothing worth $1.2 million. The shipment was sent via the Torghondi Railway Line.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, who was in Herat to take delivery of the aid, thanked Turkmenistan for its humanitarian assistance and called Turkmenistan a true friend of Afghanistan, Wasiq said.
This comes two days after China’s envoy in Kabul said that his country is ready to establish an air corridor for Afghan agricultural products as a stable Afghanistan would benefit the region and the world.
Speaking at an event to mark the handover of a large consignment of humanitarian aid from China that arrived at Hairatan land port by rail on Sunday, Wang Yu said China has pledged humanitarian assistance worth $40 million and that the delivery of this aid would be completed soon.
Aid from China sent to Afghanistan included food, clothes and medical supplies as well as blankets and shelter for displaced Afghans.
In addition to this, the US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West said on Wednesday the United States has offered the people of Afghanistan one million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, bringing the total to 4.3 million doses. This is in addition to the $474 million in US humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan this year.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, met on Wednesday with a delegation of Bangladeshi religious scholars, traders, and industrialists to discuss the expansion of relations and cooperation between the two countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that during the meeting, Muttaqi emphasized the investment and trade opportunities available in Afghanistan and considered strengthening political, economic, and cultural engagement between the two countries essential in this regard.
According to the statement, the Bangladeshi delegation also expressed satisfaction with its visit to Afghanistan and the current situation in the country, and voiced optimism about the available investment and trade opportunities.
The members of the delegation said that relations between Afghanistan and Bangladesh could be further expanded through constructive engagement between the peoples and governments of the two countries.
Afghanistan’s Economy Minister Din Mohammad Hanif on Wednesday met with a delegation of Bangladeshi scholars, traders, industrialists and investors to discuss expanding economic and trade relations between the two countries.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Economy, Hanif welcomed the Bangladeshi delegation during the meeting and highlighted investment opportunities in agriculture, mining, industry, energy, domestic production, transit and trade.
He said expanding economic ties with regional countries, increasing trade and attracting foreign investment are key priorities of Afghanistan’s economic policy.
Hanif added that stronger economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Bangladesh could help boost bilateral trade and investment, create jobs, increase domestic production and expand Afghanistan’s exports in the medium and long term.
Members of the Bangladeshi delegation expressed interest in expanding trade and investment with Afghanistan and shared proposals on potential areas of cooperation.
The two sides also called for stronger ties between the private sectors of both countries and greater direct engagement among traders, industrialists and investors to identify new areas of economic cooperation.
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