Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday (November 9, 2023) have signed five memorandum of understanding (MOUs) on various joint economic cooperation attended by Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht, Iranian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi and Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. (IRNA Photos/M.Mahdi Pourarab)
On Saturday (November 4), Iran’s capital Tehran hosted an Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee meeting for the first time after the Taliban came to power.
Afghanistan’s delegation arrived in Iran earlier on Saturday. The 30-member delegation was led by the Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht and President Raisi’s special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi were among the senior officials representing the Iranian side.