Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has actually announced continuous efforts to solve Afghanistan’& rsquo; s transit issues with Pakistan and India during a conference with a group of Afghan traders.In the meeting, Muttaqi stressed that India and Pakistan need to separate their political disagreements from trade matters and not enable political stress to obstruct trade routes, as such actions significantly affect Afghanistan’& rsquo; s exports.He mentioned: “& ldquo; I have actually talked to Pakistan’& rsquo; s Foreign Minister multiple times.
I also raised this problem throughout the current meeting of OIC foreign ministers in Istanbul.
I went over the matter by phone with India’& rsquo; s Foreign Minister also, stressing that while there may be stress in between your countries—-- political, military, or security-related—-- trade paths should remain open.”& rdquo; The Acting Foreign Minister also reported development in easing visa procedures for Afghan traders with numerous countries, including China.He stated the majority of the visa-related problems have actually been solved and additional efforts are underway to provide more centers for Afghan traders.Referring to current issues affecting the Chabahar Port route, Muttaqi acknowledged that local stress have affected trade through this corridor.However, he assured that efforts are ongoing in cooperation with Iranian authorities to broaden Afghanistan’& rsquo; s trade through Chabahar Port.
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