Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, has said that Iran is ready to cooperate with the Taliban in agricultural training and investment.
Iran’s IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, November 15, that Nouri Ghezeljeh made the remarks during a meeting with Mawlawi Mohammad Nasir Akhund, the Taliban’s finance minister.
The Iranian minister said that several Iranian companies are ready to invest and expand their production activities in Afghanistan.
Nouri Ghezeljeh added that trade between Iran and the Taliban reaches $2.7 billion annually, with agricultural products accounting for about one-quarter of the total.
He also said that Tehran is ready to provide Afghan traders with access to international waters.
