The Ministry of Economy (MoE) said that the participation of Afghanistan in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will benefit the country.
The MoE called on China to include Afghanistan in economic projects, especially the China-Pakistan corridor.
“The economic project of the China-Pakistan corridor or so-called CPEC is one of the biggest projects of China in the region,” said Abdul Latif Nazari, the Deputy Minister of Economy.
The economists said that Afghanistan needs to be part of CPEC to boost trade with China.
“CPEC, which has access to a good market, can facilitate a major opportunity for our exports,” said Mahbobullah Mohammadi, a trader.
“The presence of Afghanistan in major regional economic projects can play an influential role in creating job opportunities, increasing trade exchanges, and in general in the improvement of economic conditions,” said Mir Shikib Mir, a trader.
This comes as the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, as reported by CGTN, that the foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, agriculture, poverty reduction and people-to-people exchanges.
They will advance the Belt and Road Initiative cooperation and extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) cooperation to Afghanistan, so as to promote connectivity, improve cross-border trading, enhance the economic integration of the three countries and achieve sustainable development, according to CGTN.
