Afghanistan calls for expanded banking links with Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 2. Afghanistan
has urged the expansion of banking services with Turkmenistan to
support bilateral trade,
Trend reports via the Afghan Deputy Prime Minister’s X
account.

The issue was raised by Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in his meeting with
Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, in
Herat, Afghanistan.

“As banking interactions and facilities are a fundamental factor
in strengthening bilateral trade, we request that banking branches
be opened in Ashgabat and Kabul so that traders may be relieved of
many difficulties and inconviniences,” Baradar said.

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