The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has dispatched a delegation to Turkmenistan for a series of talks aimed at boosting bilateral economic cooperation, increasing trade volumes, and developing new supply chains, ToloNews reports.
During the visit, representatives of the Afghan business community met with the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, diplomats from the Embassy of Afghanistan, as well as heads of the country’s railway and transit authorities.
In the course of the negotiations, the Afghan side proposed launching a new transit corridor that would connect the city of Turkmenabat in eastern Turkmenistan with the northern provinces of Afghanistan and the major economic hub of Mazar-i-Sharif.
Ehsanullah Ehsan, Director of Public Relations at ACCI, noted that the key goal “to create opportunities for cooperation not only with Turkmenistan but also with other countries—those that need Afghan goods or whose markets we need access to—so that we can connect Afghanistan’s private sector with the private sectors of these countries.”
During the talks, the Afghan side invited Turkmenistan to send a business mission of 100 entrepreneurs and investors to Kabul. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan supported the initiative, confirming its readiness to organize the visit and expand economic partnership.