Private-sector representatives from Afghanistan and Iran have held a joint economic meeting in the Dogharoun Free Trade Zone. According to a statement from the Afghanistan-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce, participants included chamber chief executive Parviz Haidari, Kandahar Chamber of Mines and Industries head Syed Sarwar Amani, Dogharoun Free Trade Zone director-general Mohammadreza Modoudi and traders from both countries.
They discussed expanding economic and trade ties, joint investment opportunities, industrial cooperation and easier commercial activity. Haidari referred to a target of raising annual Afghanistan-Iran trade to $10 billion and said achieving it required active private-sector participation.
Modoudi said capable Iranian companies were ready to join exhibitions and explore joint ventures with Afghan partners. Legal director-general Ali Salari stressed legal guarantees for Afghan investors and said goods could be imported into the zone, processed and then exported.