INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan&s Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi and Uzbekistan officials have agreed to establish a joint chamber of
commerce between the two countries.Aziz, who is on a visit to Uzbekistan, met with the deputy prime minister Jamshid Khodjaev on Tuesday and
other officials for talks on boosting relations and trade between the neighboring countries.Also in the meeting were Uzbekistan&s minister
of investment, industry and trade; the ministers of transport, mining and water resources, along with customs officials and others.The
expansion of trade and transit was discussed in this meeting; the balancing of trade between the two countries including a preferential
trade agreement in favor of Afghanistan; finalizing investment and transit agreements; issues around the developing railway sector between
the two countries and the Surkhan-Pul-Khumri power line. Related Stories: Baradar meets Uzbekistan investors, discusses investment in
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