Afghanistan transports Russian oil to South Asia

According to the regional office report =”https://www.tasnimnews.com” target=”_blank”>Tasnim News Agency, “Nuruddin Azizi”, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Taliban government, announced that the ruling body of Afghanistan will work with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to establish a logistics center in Herat have agreed with the aim of making this country the main logistics point for regional exports.

Azizi said in a conversation with “Reuters” that the goal of this logistics center is to export Russian oil to South Asia. is.

He added: After last week’s meeting of the Taliban with the officials of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan in Kabul, it was agreed that the technical groups will make a written agreement on the official plans for the construction of this center within two months. prepare logistics.

According to Azizi, after six months of discussion about the plan to create this center, it has been decided that all three countries will jointly invest in the construction of this center.

The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Taliban government further noted that this center is part of the wider efforts of the Taliban to take advantage of the situation Afghanistan is strategic.

He added: Based on our discussions, a logistics center is supposed to be established in Herat province, which can connect to South Asia.

According to him, this logistics center will have the capacity to store one million tons of oil.

Azizi did not provide details about the practical start date of this project.

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