Afghanistan, Russia sign deals on transportation, trade, gas exploration

ISTANBUL

Afghanistan and Russia on Friday signed five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in several areas, including transportation, trade, and gas exploration.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Alexey Overchuk and Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met on the sidelines of the 16th Kazan Forum in Tatarstan, where they signed the MoUs.

They cover areas of transport and transit and expansion of trade relations between the chambers of commerce of both countries, Taliban interim administration deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on X.

The two sides also agreed on cooperation in the exploration, extraction, and refining of oil and gas in Afghanistan and the development of regional trade and the establishment of an industrial-logistical complex, said Fitrat.