Trade Official Stresses Great Potentials Of Iran-Afghanistan

Tehran, Aug 14, IRNA -- A senior Afghan trade official underlined that Iran and Afghanistan have great potentials for further enhancement of their mutual cooperation in the economic fields. “At present the destination for more than 60 percent of transit of Iranian goods are Afghanistan and for the same reason this country has proper potentials for Iran’s trade and economic activities,” member of Iran-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce Mohammad Habibollah Gholami said. Habibollah Gholami pointed to vast commonalities between Iran and Afghanistan, and said, “The Iranians are not strangers in Afghanistan and they have a special status among Afghans which can be regarded as an effective advantage in the path of development of ties and economic cooperation between the two countries.” “We are having trade transaction in several border checkpoints between the two countries, but these centers should be increased,” Habibollah said./end