INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi and his accompanying delegation met with Pakistans Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in Islamabad to discuss bilateral issues.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, both
sides discussed the development of bilateral relations, the dignified return of Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, the growth of trade,
and the facilitation of the transit process.
During the meeting, the Afghan delegation emphasized the importance of strengthening
cooperation between the two countries to improve the economic situation and called for further facilitation in exports and imports.
The
(Afghan) side raised with Pakistans Foreign Minister the issues of halting forced deportations of refugees until a suitable time is
provided, arbitrary detentions, the expulsion of refugee students from schools in Pakistan, the provision of necessary facilities for the
transfer of Afghan refugees belongings and assets, and unobstructed access to health and medical services, said Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada,
a spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Akhundzada added: This meeting was held within the framework of joint efforts to
address the challenges faced by Afghan refugees and to improve trade and transit relations between the two countries.
Azizi also met with
Pakistans Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials to encourage investment.
He emphasized expanding economic cooperation between the two
countries and urged Pakistani traders and industrialists to invest in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, members of Afghanistans private sector also
consider the Islamic Emirates efforts to expand economic relations with Pakistan as important.
This visit by the IEA delegation to Pakistan
comes shortly after Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistans special envoy for Afghanistan, also visited Kabul two days earlier.
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