The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Iranian officials and Taliban representatives met in Kabul on Tuesday to discuss expanding economic cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul.
The embassy said Zakeri, Iran’s deputy minister of roads and
urban development and head of the Railway Company; Samiinejad, deputy minister
of industry, mine and trade and head of IMIDRO; and Zarrandi, CEO of Mobarakeh
Steel Company of Isfahan, along with accompanying delegations, met with Abdul
Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral economic
ties and expanding cooperation in key economic sectors, the statement said.
