Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)’s Chief Executive Officer had a meeting with the Minister of Transport

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)'s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sayed Zaman Hashimi had a meeting with the Minister of Transport Mr. Qudratullah Zaki and had a discussion about the existing problems of transport, transit, and establishing special parking lots for TIR vehicles in customs of the country.

Mr. Hashimi posted the following suggestions about special parking lots for TIR vehicles which are going to be constructed by the financial aid of ECO.

•    Two TIR special parking lots should be built one in Islam Qala and another in Sher Khan port.
•    ACCI and Ministry of Transport should conduct a joint investigation about the work quality of the Japanese Company SaSaki.
•    These TIR special parking lots should be built on international standards and should contain the following sections: fumigation center, training center, scanner, scale, cold rooms, and technical workshops.

He, furthermore, suggested that in order to improve the quality of TIR system in Afghanistan a joint meeting with the participation of the Ministries of Industry and Commerce, Transport, External Affairs, Finance, ACCI and IRU should be held.

Mr. Qudratullah Zaki accepted the proposal prepared by ACCI and asked ACCI to fully cooperate and coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in regards to the transport problems in the country.