Afghanistan, July 27 -- Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have signed 22 trade agreements worth more than $200 million as the two countries seek to expand bilateral commerce and investment, reports stated.
The agreements were signed during an Afghan-Uzbek trade forum attended by Taliban's Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi, Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, officials, provincial governors, representatives of sectoral chambers and hundreds of private-sector representatives from both countries.
Azizi said economic relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan were expanding and that the two countries aimed to increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. He also urged Afghan and Uzbek investors to take part in more economic pro...