Products of Afghan businesspeople have gone on display at an international trade fair attended by 500 global companies.
Ten firms from Afghanistan attended the event in Turkey, according to the Afghan Consulate in Istanbul.
The Afghans displayed saffron and dried fruits, said Hasina, CEO of the Akram Zaeefi Company
“Such exhibitions have their own impacts, but COVID-19 has its own. We are optimistic,” remarked Hasina, CEO of the Akram Zaeefi Company.
ToloTV quoted Rahmatullah Rahmani, CEO of the Herat Saffron Company, as saying: “Turkey has always been a good market for Afghan products. So this exhibition has created a good opportunity.”
Zakaria Barikzai, the Afghan consul-general in Istanbul, said: “Afghans have been able to find their way to Turkish markets.
“The Afghan Consulate General is prepared to do what it can in this regard,” the diplomat promised.
