INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An IEA delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks on expanding economic relations between Kabul and Tehran.The meeting with the
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was held at the foreign ministry compound in the capital Tehran.According to Iranian media
reports, a meeting of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic and Trade Commission was also held in Tehran
The formation of a joint working team in the fields of trade, transit, transportation, customs and environment is among the topics discussed
in this meeting.A high-level delegation of the Islamic Emirate that visited Iran on Saturday has started talks with the aim of expanding
business relations with Iran.The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) says that Iran is currently Afghanistan&s largest
trading partner in the region, and expanding trade relations with this country will benefit both countries.Economic experts also say that
there is a lot of potential in expanding business cooperation between Kabul and Tehran and both countries should take advantage of the
opportunities that have arisen.Currently, the trade between Afghanistan and Iran is close to $3 billion a year, and the Islamic Emirate says
it is trying to increase this to $10 billion.The expansion of trade, transit, transportation, infrastructure, railways, regional
connectivity and the development of economic cooperation are among the main issues being discussed by this delegation with Iranian
authorities.The post Iran&s foreign minister meets with Mullah Baradar in Tehran first appeared on Ariana News.
