Afghanistan: Russia seeks trade cooperation with Afghanistan, Lavro

KABUL, 02 May 2022, (TON): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a statement “his country sees “promising areas” for developing trade and economic cooperation with Afghanistan.”

Lavrov added “Russia wants to work directly with Kabul in the areas of agriculture, transit and energy.”

The minister said “we see promising areas for developing cooperation and direct contacts between business circles. First of all, it is agriculture, energy, as well as transport, taking into account Afghanistan’s high transit potential.”

Lavrov said “in general, the more than 140 enterprises built by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan remain the backbone of the Afghan economy, and this creates additional opportunities for increasing our cooperation in the trade and economic sphere.”

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