A Kazakhstan delegation led by Trade and Integration Minister Bakhyt Sultanov visited Kabul on Saturday to discuss biliteral trade ties with the Islamic Emirate.  

Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi said efforts are underway to establish a mutual chamber of commerce between the two countries. 

“The steps have been taken by both countries to establish a mutual chamber of commerce. However, the results have yet to be shown. Afghanistan is ready to jointly work for the improvement of trade ties,” he said.  

Kazakh Trade and Integration Minister Bakhyt Sultanov brought a half-ton of medical products for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.  

According to Sultanov, the next aid packages will arrive in Afghanistan by ground.

“If we refer to the trade relations, the export and import of goods between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan dropped by 27 percent,” he said.  

The acting minister of Commerce and Industry said that Afghanistan was ready to cooperate in the formation of an air corridor between the two countries.  

“The formation of an air corridor is important between the two countries. Afghanistan is ready to help in the establishment of an air corridor and with the resumption of direct flights,” he said.  

On the sidelines of the Kazakh delegation’s visit to Kabul, an exhibition of Afghan products was held in Kabul. The exhibition displayed dry fruits, carpets, precious stones and handmade products to draw the attention of the Kazakh investors.