INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan&s acting Minister of Public Works Mohammad Esa Sani has discussed progress on the Wakhan Corridor in the far north of the
country with China&s ambassador to Kabul Zhao Xing.According to a statement issued by the ministry, Sani thanked Zhao for China&s
cooperation with Afghanistan and said Kabul and Beijing shared long-standing economic, social and political relations.He also said efforts
should be made to further strengthen ties in different areas.The ministry said initial surveys for the Wakhan Corridor project have been
completed and that work on the design phase is underway.The two officials also discussed the Trans-Afghan railway line that is expected to
start from the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, and run through major cities in Afghanistan to Hyderabad, Pakistan.They also stressed the
need to expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as implementing reconstruction projects.Once complete, the Wakhan Corridor
will stretch eastward, connecting Afghanistan to Xinjiang in China.The post Public works minister, Chinese envoy discuss Afghanistan&s
Wakhan Corridor project first appeared on Ariana News.
