ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Haji Muhammad Younus Muhmand, Chairman to the International Relations of the Board of Directors Engineer Sayed Jawid Burhan, Chairman to the Finance of the Board of Directors Mr. Sherin Agha Sakhi, Khan Jan Alokzay, Asmatullah Wardak, Zakaria Baryali, Muhammad Dawood Yousufzay, Ziauddin Achakzay, and Sayed Parwez Sadat Hofyani members to the Board of Directors, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee’s Secretary Mr. Abdul Matin Qalandari, Chairman to the Industry Chamber Mr. Sher Baz Kamin Zada and traders of the country met with Acting Minister of the External Affairs of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates Mawlawe Ameer Khan Muttaqe and discussed the existing problems of the Private Sector.
Mr. Muhmand said, “Fostering relationships with the neighboring and regional countries lead to the economic development of the country.”
He, furthermore, articulated the existing problems of the traders as:
• Afghan traders not being able to get visas of the regional countries
• Banks providing limited services
And asked the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates to provide legal solutions for foregoing problems.
Mr. Alokozay expressed his happy feelings about coming to the power of the new government and said, “Safe and secure highways and the inexistence of corruption has caused the elimination of numerous problems of the traders.”
His Excellency Mr. Ameer Khan Muttaqe asked ACCI’s Chairmanship to share problems and suggestions of the traders in written form and pledged to provide legal solutions for the problems.
Mr. Muhmand insisted on the necessity of reopening exports through the air corridor to China, India, Arabic, Europe, and other countries of the world and asked representatives of the airline companies to share their low costs of transmitting cargo with the ACCI.
The traders and importers explained their problems as follow:
Petroleum traders said that reactivation of the Shahzada Sarae and import of the ample amount of petroleum will result in low cost of petroleum in the country. Furthermore, they shared a number of problems with ACCI and asked ACCI to help provide them with legal solutions.
Ms. Cassie said, “In order to implement the project of establishing a thermal power station which can produce 300-megawatt electricity, we need to be provided with free land, the guarantee of security and investment by the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates and we kindly ask the chairmanship of the ACCI to assist us in this regard.”