Afghanistan and Russia signed five agreements on Friday covering transport, trade, and energy cooperation.
The deals were finalized on the sidelines of the 16th Kazan Forum in Tatarstan during a meeting between Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk and Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
According to Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat, the agreements include collaboration on transport and transit routes, boosting trade between both countries’ chambers of commerce, and joint work in oil and gas exploration and refining.
The two sides also agreed to develop regional trade links and build a new industrial and logistics hub in Afghanistan.
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