The Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce said Kyrgyzstan’s minister of trade arrived in Kabul on Tuesday at the head of a high-level delegation aimed at expanding economic cooperation and boosting bilateral trade.
According to a statement from the ministry, the delegation includes deputy ministers from Kyrgyzstan’s ministries of trade, energy and transport, as well as several private sector representatives. The visit is taking place at the official invitation of the Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce.
The delegation is scheduled to hold talks with a number of Taliban officials during the visit. It is also expected to take part in a trade conference and bilateral business meetings, and to visit industrial facilities and other commercial operations in Afghanistan.
The visit follows remarks made in June by Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador in Kabul, who said during a meeting with Taliban Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi that a delegation led by a deputy minister from Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy would soon travel to Afghanistan.
At the time, Azizi said that while a delegation at the deputy minister level would be welcome, agreements could be signed in a more coordinated manner and at a higher level if the Kyrgyz delegation were led by the minister of economy and trade.
