This online conference was organized by the Afghan Embassy for Turkmenistan and attended by the ACCI’s acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Shafiqullah Atayee, Khan Jan Alokozay, Jan Aqa Sadiqi, and Bahadar Khair Khawa members of the Board of Directors, and a number of traders who do business dealings with Turkmenistan.
Afghan Ambassador for Turkmenistan Mr. Khan Wali Khan Basharmal said, “Prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Afghanistan's trade with Turkmenistan was at its high level, but in the current situation, there has been a decline in all sectors except oil. To improve trade, the Afghan private sector should work together with the Afghan Embassy in Turkmenistan, and fortunately, Turkmenistan is ready to cooperate in this regard.”Mr. Atayee said that Afghan traders are still facing problems in regard to getting visas, getting the purchased merchandise, and enacted fine on Afghan merchandise and asked the Afghan Embassy for Turkmenistan to provide legal solutions for these problems.
He, furthermore, said that ACCI is ready to exhibit 50 to 60 booths of its member products at the Turkmen Exhibitions and to establish a joint chamber or business council with Turkmenistan in order to introduce Afghan products and expand trade relations between the two countries.
He, also said that ACCI is ready to encourage its members to export not only grapes and pomegranates but also all Afghan products from Turkmenistan to Russia and Eastern European countries.
ACCI’s Board Members Khan Jan Alokozay, Jan Aqa Sadiqi, and Bahadar Khair Khwa talked about the existing challenges and opportunities in trade between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Mr. Basharmal said that in coordination with the Private Sector of Afghanistan especially, ACCI he is willing to create a business council and joint commercial agencies.
ACCI's Chairmanship attended an online meeting held under the title of "Trade and Investment Analysis" in Turkmenistan after the Covid-19 pandemic hit
