Officials from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment have announced that the country is working to establish a trilateral transit corridor with Uzbekistan and Pakistan as part of efforts to boost trade.
Mohammad Younus Mohmand, First Deputy of the Chamber, emphasized that expanding trade and transit relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan is vital for the economic growth of both nations.
He stated: “If Afghanistan and Uzbekistan cooperate under a transparent trade and transit mechanism, we can connect four billion people—two billion in South Asia and two billion in Central Asia.”
He also announced plans to establish joint chambers of commerce between Afghanistan and Central Asian countries, as well as Turkey.
Sayed Javid Burhan, head of international relations at the Chamber’s Board of Directors, said: “The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce should form a joint committee to analyze the decline in exports and imports.”
At the same time, Yaqoubov Duran Abduljalilovich, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, who is currently visiting Afghanistan, described joint investments between the two nations as beneficial for both Kabul and Tashkent.
He said: “We are aware of Afghanistan’s low export volume to other countries. Therefore, since the beginning of this year, our prime minister has issued a directive to utilize Afghan products in our domestic market and to support their export to other countries.”
Previously, The Diplomat magazine also reported on the rise in economic and trade relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan this year—an assessment confirmed by the Ministry of Economy of the Islamic Emirate.
