INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Officials of the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday held a meeting with the visiting delegation of Pakistan&s Ministry of
Commerce where they discussed challenges around trade relations between the two countries.The Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry
Nooruddin Azizi said due to recent political tensions, trade and transit relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have faced problems
He said efforts are being made to find solutions to the existing problems and to distance political issues from trade issues.The visiting
delegation is in Kabul at the invitation of the ministry of commerce and industry.Azizi said the Pakistani delegation said at the meeting
that all commercial, transit and economic issues between the two countries will be discussed and efforts will be made to keep trade issues
separate from political issues.&We want to talk about issues that are especially in the field of trade and transit, and we want to
prioritize all issues related to trade, we are trying to separate trade and transit from political issues,& said Azizi.He also expressed
hope that his meeting with the Pakistani delegation will help solve the existing challenges and improve and expand trade and transit
relations between the two countries.According to economic experts, since Afghanistan is a transit route between Central Asia and South Asia,
the Islamic Emirate can use it to pressurize Pakistan so as not to create trade problems.&Pressure should be put on Pakistan with the same
means we have so that the agreement signed between us and Pakistan and they are forced to comply
We must use this agreement and use it correctly and we should be emotional and not say hostile words, but we want our right,& said Seyed
Masoud, an economic expert.Officials from the ministry also said that talks were held on other issues, including implementing the PTA
preferential trade agreement or TAD, finalizing negotiations about APPTA, determining the date of air transit, 24-hour operations in the
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