[000:00:00;00] in your presence, we remember that in 2015-2016 we had a record of 3 billion dollars with afghanistan . naturally, this capacity can be reached again. we want to talk about the details of these programs at the economic table. i invite you to follow the details of this conversation from the khabar network. well, i told you that today at the economic desk , we want to examine the economic situation of the two countries , regardless of the other issues that exist here in the studio of the economics desk, mr. jovanmard kasab , economic advisor, special representative of the president in affairs afghanistan is present, mr. siadat, the head of the iran-afghanistan joint chamber of commerce, is in the studio of the economic desk, and in the other studio, mrs. porvesh, the editor of the media

group, is present. we will talk with them. hello to all the guests of the program. let's do it and if you agree, my colleagues in the foreign trade group will prepare a report for you . let's see it together. let's come back and start our conversation with the guests of the program. afghanistan has an area of ​​65,286 square kilometers and about 40 million people in asia. centrally located. this landlocked country borders iran, uzbekistan, and tajikistan. iran is one of the 10 main trading partners of afghanistan. in the first half of this year, 1,950,000 tons of goods worth 86 million dollars were exported to afghanistan, which compared to the first half of last year in terms of weight, with an increase of 211, with a growth

of 100%. the most simple. iran to afghanistan in the last 20 years related to 2018 with the figure of 2 billion and 92 million dollars , this trend decreased a year later due to the internal tensions of this country, but in the last 3 years trade with afghanistan shows an increasing trend again. our import from afghanistan in the first half of this year was 11 million 300 thousand dollars, and this trend has been growing in recent years, and we have reached this number from 1 to 2 million dollars, dry loads of precious stones, carpets and rugs, wool, and other products . sheep, saffron, fruit and cotton are the most important export items of afghanistan. despite the limitations and problems that this country

has had in providing resources due to the developments that have happened in this country. the islamic republic of iran is the first supplier in the field of exports to this country according to the economic advisor of the president's special representative for afghanistan affairs, an economic delegation from this country will travel to iran soon. eliminating additional transportation and transit costs, standardizing the commercial products of the two countries, and checking the customs and commercial infrastructure in the two countries are among the most important issues discussed in this trip. mohammad mohajeri , sedav cima news reporter. we saw my colleague's report together. mr. joabmard ghassab, let me understand the last sentence of the report and ask the question, what exactly is going to happen, what delegation is going to enter our country, and why? intention and purpose. in the name of god. hello

, i am serving you and your dear viewers. the high-ranking officials of afghanistan are going to visit iran on a daily basis. economic, yes, economic , and what it is, our economic issues with afghanistan have a growth trend and a good trend, which is due to the positive views that prevail in the economic sector between the two countries. it can be said that the two countries of egypt are working with planning to avoid obstacles and expand economic relations, and in order to develop a strategy for this issue, they are following the previous trips that the heads of the ministry of home affairs of that country had to high-level delegations will come to iran to finalize some agreements and to remove the obstacles, especially the obstacles that exist on the borders of the two countries , not to mention the mutilation of the borders, such as the removal of transportation duties and

equalization . they are traveling to the country . you know that iran's economy and afghanistan's economy are interwoven with each other and they are highly dependent on each other, that is, afghan businessmen. they are present in iran and the goods and products produced in iran are ranked first in afghanistan, so we want the agenda of this delegation. the economic delegation of afghanistan's economic officials is coming to iran and we will check what their agenda will be, to fix the problem and formulate a long-term strategy between the two countries in the field of trade, and it is being done . from chabahar's capacities, flights and transportation, communication discussions and many other issues such as agricultural enclosures, other discussions, tariffs, and many other issues of society, they have a complete board

. to become negative the reason for this is that if we want to know exactly what happened , you can see the american occupation of afghanistan . it can be said that the infrastructure was completely destroyed. so that a producing country that wants to become their own rupee, for example, instead of starting a power plant in afghanistan due to the waters that exist in the west and east of afghanistan , they would pay more for electricity from the side of tajikistan or from us or anywhere else now from us which did not give us money because it would bring in other incomes from us instead of making a hundred commercial ones that would be electric, for example, the afghan road rims that you see are not complementary rims, but the production capacity of the country of afghanistan and based on that, the full price will be determined.

the enclosures are based on the price based on the quality of transportation, production or distribution within the country and the lack of infrastructure in afghanistan can be said to be one of the problems that existed before and these dependencies were sold when the americans were the invaders. the withdrawal of afghanistan's heavy dependence on the budget from this country sometimes their budget was cut due to foreign aid to 95% and this decrease in exports or decrease in purchases of afghanistan is due to the fact that foreign aid has decreased. they were able to reject this issue to some extent and start growing, and for this issue, we ourselves have taken one of the policies to prevent the migration of afghans to iran or to create conditions for reverse migration to afghanistan. creation of creation of wealth in afghanistan

and creation of production companies, transfer of technical knowledge to afghanistan is the country where we can reverse this trend and slow down the process of this new migration. please tell me, mr. siadat , how much capacity there is as a representative of the private sector. regarding the embargo or, for example, in other countries that were involved in war , we had border cultural kinship or other things, sometimes it seems that we did not use their economic opportunity very well in some places . there is another opportunity so that we can use this economy later . if we can attract more investment or do extra-territorial cultivation or such things, the private sector is supposed to know how to use this opportunity that may exist

. last month, when the taliban regained power, and in any case, due to the beliefs and perceptions of the past behavior of this group in the minds of many afghan people and economic activists, we witnessed the departure of a large number of investors and their funds. due to some problems, iran was not very successful in attracting and retaining these investors , most of them went to the uae, turkey and other places. now, as you said, afghanistan is witnessing a transformation in the afghan economy . two issues have changed, one is that in the past 40 years, we mainly exported goods

and limited services, and of course we face resistance and opposition from foreign powers who are present in afghanistan and have the power and dominance to provide goods or services to iranians. we were , well, those conditions have changed now, those obstacles for him there is no form. economic activity was practically impossible outside the cities due to widespread insecurity. today , there is also the issue of exploiting mines, as well as opportunities in the fields of agriculture and animal husbandry, and more importantly, peace and security, which is a fact that today. in afghanistan, it exists relatively and almost completely in afghanistan, well, definitely with the policies of the rulers of kabul , who now

put the support of domestic production at the top of their policies and are applying them well , if we cannot coordinate ourselves and understand let's look at the economic conditions of afghanistan participating in the production or transferring a part of my production to afghanistan, or in the direction of transferring the knowledge of technology for the export of industrial machinery, and in any case, works of this kind that can be different from the mere export of goods, are likely to have problems in the near future. in the past few months, the rulers of kabul had many detailed contracts in the field of exploitation of mines, cement factories, their contracts were closed , the transfer of water from am and darya to a depth of 170, which can completely

revolutionize agriculture in northern afghanistan. and create a revolution in this field dealing with the infrastructure in a situation where there are many economic restrictions is a sign of a different afghanistan, a different approach and a different future . with this situation, we can make a different decision than in the past so that the sometimes bitter experiences of central asia and other places are not repeated here . i mentioned that, for example, i think the year 1995 it was like that we had a business of 3 billion dollars, we had exports of 3 billion dollars, because now we have almost half of it, we are doing work to check that number, although

that number may not be desirable and more should be taken into account. also, what kind of help do you want from the government? today, our exports are at this level . the main reason is due to the decrease, as mr. javanmar said, to the decrease in international support and the circulation of money in afghanistan. afghanistan the embassies are leaving, they are working with minimal staff, and the injection of money into the afghan economy has become very weak . americans and europeans are holding a major part of afghanistan's budget hostage, and they are giving it to this economy in the form of murder, but we still see that the value

afghanistan's currency has been strengthened since mr. jadidi took office, not weakened, and this is an indicator and now it is a good signal. before and three weeks ago, a delegation of 80 people composed of mainly friends of the private sector and managers mainly related to the government from khorasan razavi province. we had a trip to kabul and it was well received . we met the minister and talked with his private sector and his chamber of commerce, and this made many of his loved ones believe in reality. and having a mindset that needs to be corrected regarding

the situation in afghanistan , a good deal was concluded during this trip. we have repeatedly said that this is happening in interaction with government managers the private sector should also adapt itself to the realities of the afghan market. thank you for preparing a report for you, my colleagues in the sed and sima press group. we will see it together . we will come back and continue our conversation in 2019. mr. hashemi is an afghan investor who transfers part of his capital from japan and italy to the islamic republic of iran . we were doing the heavy lifting in japan and we came to a conclusion jara thaghir and industrial works in iran are not counted and we can be a good platform to do this work, but due to

the lack of sufficient infrastructure to build jarsqeel , it continues its activity in the production of auto parts, agricultural tools and medical equipment. 15 200 items. we produce car body accessories. in the medical department, we were able to mold a medical gear unit. mr. nizami is the iranian partner of mr. hashemi in the production and design of agricultural tools. we have two partners, one iranian and one afghan, we start working together and we work well together. very we have made good progress and it has caused even other friends to join our partnership. we have designed at least 15 devices, we have completed at least 20 folding devices. mr. hashemi hopes that ravi

will complete the construction of the two-cabin jarir with the cooperation of the government of the islamic republic of iran. ms. parvard radio news, please tell me the reports you have prepared so far on the status of joint ventures between iranian and afghan businessmen. how is it? greetings to you and all dear viewers the latest statistics that we have for the year 1401 is that the investment of afghans in iran was more than 20 million dollars. in fact , afghan investors were able to have the first investment rank in razavi khorasan province, and they are also the most afghan investors in this province. 1,600 investors to invest in various sectors of petrochemical, construction, industry and agriculture. iran has also tried to create wealth in afghanistan through the transfer of technical and engineering knowledge and prevent new immigration, even reverse immigration in this way. that when in fact

there is income employment in any country, there is no need to immigrate. thank you very much for your explanation, ms. parves sardeh, broadcast journalist , mr. jaham kassem. please let me know the point that mr. siadat also mentioned, what is the current approach of the government in the field of trade and facilitating trade with the afghan side, what policy have we adopted and what is our target for trade with afghanistan. see the target. we will talk about the figures now, but we are generally talking about afghanistan because of the use of capacities and the use of the situation of the country of afghanistan. for the growth and trade between the two countries, that is, we ourselves are working to increase, as i said, the creation of wealth or the increase of production in afghanistan, and the transfer of knowledge to afghanistan , we must use these capacities that have been created

, especially considering the issue of the problems caused by the ukraine war, the positions of us and afghanistan in the region, strengthened by the discussion in the transition discussion, we should use the transition discussion we have by connecting the railway line and creating a consortium from the private sector, as you said very well, using the capacities of the private sector are on the first agenda of the office it is an agency, and by creating a rail consortium , we are pursuing the discussion of rail in afghanistan and its development up to the wakhan corridor to china . with this mining sector, we have strengthened the presence of our own private sector in the mining sector of afghanistan by creating this consortium, which includes 13 large mining companies, especially in the steel sector, to use the mining capacities , especially the iron ore of afghanistan, and other issues

that we have. with the support of the special representative of the chairman mr. president, mr. kazemi qomi, especially the trade delegations that we are taking, we are observing and applying the most important discussion we are having with afghanistan, other than maintaining the market, maintaining the situation in this the current situation of afghanistan's economy, with the conditions that have arisen to achieve political and commercial stabilization , is an example of borderless discussion, that is, we are considering the issue of strengthening the border dwellers and the economy of the border dwellers by the direct order of the honorable president, and we have taken very good measures in the border dwellers' discussion. talk of $400 export, import, discussion of borders and border markets , discussion of using the capacity of customer areas. we proposed an industrial production with the country of afghanistan so that it can be established at the borders where our border dwellers

know that if we want to have security at the borders , if we want to reduce smuggling , we must strengthen our border dwellers in the discussion of our border, that is, they are the first barricades. ours are at our border points. you say the targeted number. yes , we have a targeted number. we don't have anything like that, but it depends on the economy. afghanistan is saying that it is in a transition situation, we can still do it now let's reach that 3 billion with the economic conditions of afghanistan, because you see, we are now in a favorable situation, we are the first country that exports enclosures to afghanistan, that is, if you want to say it like this, we are entering the largest importing country of afghanistan , which means that we are exporting to afghanistan, but the purchasing power is low in afghanistan now, the same thing i said, the reduction of international aid to afghanistan, which my colleague ms. parvaresh mentioned , what are the plans in the field of joint investment, see what we are doing in the investment and attraction of afghan investment in

iran. we had a positive, i don't mean good with the help of the central bank, the ministry of economy and the investment organization, we came to the investment rate for all people, of course, we started with afghans , and it also reached other countries. if they bring their money into the country, we accept ets plus 10%, but even so, if this loan is 45,000 tomans, the market rate is 48,49,000 tomans, which is still 10,000 tomans less, but we have done this and the positive steps of easing the investment rules are also taking place. help , driving license section, open their accounts, discuss their taxes and many other issues are being formed that we can use the capacity of afghans to attract even other countries in the discussion of investment. thank you, mrs. pervard, you have another point regarding the fact that the two countries are talking about investment in the field of trade control according to the reports that you have prepared

and the research that you have done. yes, we did an analysis of the afghan market for iranian investors to do in that country. in fact, the need for foreign aid in afghanistan is high to rebuild the capacity of the country the market and its economy, the other thing is the industry. afghanistan has a traditional market and in fact the explanation is the same. this is an opportunity for iranian businessmen and investors to use this capacity . also, the number of factories in afghanistan is small and the production of goods there is very small. this is also a capacity that businessmen and in fact iranian investors can use it. the last point is that the existence of mines and reserves is actually valuable in this country , which has a capacity for iranian investors and iranian businessmen to play a role in this field. thank you very much for your explanation, sir your majesty, now with all the points that mr. jowam

has pointed out, mrs. parvesh also points that they have researched and provided to us. in order for the private sector to go to afghanistan, i don't know if it should establish a joint factory, or the same thing we mentioned before about extra-territorial farming , considering the problems that exist with water , how much preparation is there in these areas, and you yourself as an activist . a part privately, your forecast for this growth is now 16 billion dollars . in what time frame do you think we can reach this number , considering the capacities you mentioned now? first of all, with your permission, i would like to mention two issues, one of them is to say, mr. young man, we have moved in the direction of facilitating investment and employment of afghan and non-afghan economic activists in iran.

the fact is that today we are far behind, we are not up to date at all, our process definitely needs to be reviewed and we must act more quickly in this area, because in any case, the competition in this area has become very intense in the region and in the world, this is a point that must be it should be noted how our competitors are working they say which of our countries are different, i don't want to compare . in any case, the statistics show that they are definitely more successful than us, like turkey , like the uae, like many other countries, in what way are they the most successful, because they act more transparently? our economy is effective, we still have tasteful behavior in some sectors, directives of concern and hour and so on, just like we have in the domestic economy , in relation to investors and their activities , and clearly there is an example in your mind for doing business with afghanistan. this is the point to point out

the process is now a part of foreign investment. we have that, well, maybe we should have changed the numbers earlier, recently we minimized the numbers , but when foreign investors enter, they have to sell the value at a price that is lower than the real market price, this is an obstacle. the question of ownership is that they cannot own private property. well, let's assume that turkey gives them residence and even birth certificates in exchange for buying a house, and we here for some reason do not allow them to buy a house in their own name. however , we definitely have advantages over neighboring countries but there are also weak points that i also see this will. in the interactions

we have with government friends, some steps have been taken, but we must really speed up. afghanistan, i emphasize again that we need to change our approach. there are many investment opportunities in afghanistan today . it is not clear whether next year will be more serious competitors such as the chinese , the turks , and the pakistanis. why is our success not good in making contracts? why is our approach not good yet? i didn't say it's not good. we started inside afghanistan. we need to change to this sooner so that we can take advantage of opportunities. that is, our current approach is that we cannot take advantage of opportunities. let me give you an example. now, afghanistan and pakistan have problems in the region. transit yes, many of afghanistan's transit goods that go through pakistan have been transferred to iran, but the fact is that we have not created enough arrivals at our border , the worry is that in a month, the same

people who brought their work through this transit route will be transported twice. they should be able to hear and come back. these opportunities should be absorbed faster. more preparation and better coordination should be created. of course, the existence of a center called the representative of the president in afghanistan affairs, which is in charge of all these issues , has been very, very effective and more effective. it will be, thank you very much, mr. jovanmar qasabi, we gave almost one minute and 30 seconds, at least one, that we are going to have a preferential tariff with our afghan side, only about the investment of our friends, as mr. siadat said, yes, we are talking about investment problems and we are attracting investment is one of the points it is very safe and appropriate and approved and interesting that afghan businessmen show iran and many of these countries may transfer money to them in a nominal or official form in one year of investment , but in the current state of affairs, many of these

afghan friends have capital. they transfer their investments and funds to iran. because i said that they produce in iran, this country also produces and exports to afghanistan, the fields of business activity in iran are much more suitable for afghans than in other countries, how about the definitions of preferences between our two countries? we gave a one-way preference to 23 27 items of collars . there are five kernels of sesame, the most of which is ten sesame seeds. now we are in the ministry of housing asking for 27 pens to release these items for our domestic industry . thank you very much. time will tell how much we were able to use this opportunity. thank you to all the good viewers of the economic table

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