New Delhi, Oct 11 || As New Delhi strengthens its relations with the Taliban establishment in Kabul, FM Amir Khan Muttaqi who is one a week-long visit to the capital, is likely to push for better trade cooperation between the two countries.
According to sources aware of the matter, more than two dozen Afghan traders are likely to visit the capital on Monday and will meet the FM Muttaqi.
“These traders are likely to visit New Delhi on Monday. They will meet the FM Muttaqi, and it is being seen as a major push from the Kabul side to expand trade relations, in the domain of dry fruits, pharmaceuticals, public infrastructure and many others,” an official said.
At the restrictive press conference in the Afghan Embassy premises in New Delhi on Friday, Muttaqi backed trade through the Chabahar port route and called for opening the India-Pakistan Attari-Wagah border.
Pakistan does not allow India to export to Afghanistan via the land route, and hence, India uses the Chabahar port in Iran for trade and commerce.