ACCI’s Vice-Chairman Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand, Deputy Commercial Mr. Khairuddin Mail Ahmadi, Khan Jan Alokozay, Muhammad Dawood Yousufzai and Zeyauddin Achkzai members of the ACCI’s Board of Directors, Acting Minister of the Industry and Commerce of the IEA, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Mr. Jamshed Khwaja Youf, Uzbekistan’s ministers of Agriculture, Mines and Petroleum, Transport, Water and Energy, Deputy CEO of Uzbekistan’s Railway, Acting CEO of the ACCI Mr. Mirwais Hotak, Deputy CEO of the ACCI Mr. Muhammad Anwar Arifi, KCCI’s Vice-Chairman Mr. Ahmad Sha Hakimi and traders and investors of both countries participated in the “Afghan-Uzbek Investment Opportunities” conference.
Mr. Muhmand welcomed the participants, provided them with information about trade relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and affirmed that organizing such events plays a significant role in promoting mutual trade and economic ties and relations.
He, besides requesting the Uzbek government to provide Afghan traders with more facilities in visa issuance said that including security, no corruption, and no poppy cultivation are great opportunities to invest in Afghanistan and invited Afghan and Uzbek investors to joint ventures in different sectors in the country.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce said, “According to trade and economic relations, Uzbekistan is an ancient friend of Afghanistan and the economic stability of Afghanistan is crucial for the overall security of the region.”
He also requested traders and investors from both countries to invest in manufacturing fertilizers, importing wheat to the country, standardizing technology, and mechanizing agriculture.
Mr. Khwaja Youf appreciated the organization of the conference and declared that Uzbekistan’s trade and economic relations play a vital role in the economic stability of Afghanistan.
He, in addition, expressed Uzbek traders and investors’ readiness for joint ventures with Afghan traders and investors.29th/October/2023
ACCI Organizes the “Afghan-Uzbek Investment Opportunities” Conference
