TEHRAN (Dispatches) - The 12 joint Afghanistan-Iran products exhibition has been held in western Herat province in which domestic products from the two countries were put on show.
 
A number of industry owners in Herat said dozen types of goods produced in Herat’s industrial town factories were also put on show in a special exhibition.
 
Meanwhile, Iran’s consulate in Herat Mohmmad Afkhami asked Iranian investors to invest in Herat.
 
"We should ensure an environment where producers will be able to work based on Afghanistan’s situation and customers’ demands,” said Afkhami.
 
"Afghanistan has improved and it has its own fundamental plans,” Iranian president’s economic advisor Seros Alaf said.
 
A number of Iranian officials have come to Herat along Iranian traders and industry owners and participated at the exhibition.
 
Iranian officials said they will meet with Afghan officials at the sidelines of the exhibition to address the challenges existed in trade sector between Afghanistan and Iran.
 
"We seriously believe that the development and welfare of Afghans is the development and welfare of Iranians,” said Ali Rasulyan, deputy governor of Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province.
 
The official said Iranian and Afghan companies have put such products as house appliances, industrial machinery, medical devices, export fruits, honey and foodstuff on show.
****The 12th Iran-Afghanistan Joint Exhibition opened in Herat