Official: Iran, Afghanistan Double Trade Exchanges

Date: 14 May 2017 - 22:29

News ID: ۳۹۵۲۳

TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Tehran and Kabul have doubled their trade volume in a three-year time, a senior Afghan official announced.
"The level of trade exchanges between Iran and Afghanistan reached $2 billion over the past year Iranian Calendar (starting at March 21, 2016)," Spokesman for Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries Musafer Qoqandi said.
He reiterated that there has been a considerable boost in Tehran-Kabul economic relations over past three years, specially after the nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers.
"This shows a twofold rise in the volume of trade exchanges between the two neighboring nations," Qoqandi added.
He reiterated that Iran and Afghanistan have also expanded their relations in other areas in the past three years, and said, "Construction of Khaf-Herat railway project is an example."