The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Saturday in a statement that its delegation participated in a conference titled “Promoting Mining Cooperation” in China’s Hunan province.The Ministry stated the conference aims to build a well-equipped laboratory in Afghanistan, increase the capacity of technical and professional employees of the Ministry of Mines, and encourage investors in the mineral resources sector of Afghanistan.Meanwhile, Chinese investors expressed their interest in Afghanistan’s gold, copper, mica, talc, oil, gas, lithium, lead and zinc mines.At the conference, the ministry’s deputy minister of finance and administration and head of the delegation Hussamuddin Saberi talked about Afghanistan’s natural resources contracts and investment opportunities and considered holding such programs effective for the relations between the two countries.The post IEA delegation attends conference for ‘Promoting Mining Cooperation’ in China first appeared on Ariana News.