TEHRAN, Iran, Sep. 7
Trend:
Afghanistan has a rich market and Iran should not lose the opportunity, said an Iranian expert and managing director of Sangan steel industries company in Khaf, Trend reports citing IRNA.
The presence of Iranian companies in investment in infrastructural plans in Afghanistan especially industrial factories such as steel and copper could be a win-win trade between the two countries, Ali Amraie has indicated.
"Iran should understand current capacities in Afghanistan and use them to invest and export Iranian products especially mine and steel industries," he explained.
The expert noted that Afghanistan has a rising need for oil and necessary commodities and the necessity to provide sustainable mineral resources in the near future that could be done by expanding commercial transactions via the Khaf-Herat railway that would open a new chapter for economic ties.
Iran could have a bigger role in an economic coalition and regional markets although economic sanctions could reduce the interest of some countries to join the coalition.
"The close ties between Pakistan and Taliban could create the possibility of expanding commercial development via Iran and its non-oil export," Amraie mentioned.
The Khaf-Herat Railway Project is a 225km-long cross-border railway between Iran and Afghanistan, linking eastern Iran to western Afghanistan.