{"id":8692,"date":"2024-09-25T15:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/?p=8692"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:03:38","slug":"afghanistans-acting-mines-minister-holds-investment-talks-with-iranian-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/asia\/afghanistans-acting-mines-minister-holds-investment-talks-with-iranian-delegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan\u2019s Acting Mines Minister Holds Investment Talks with Iranian Delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL(BNA): Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, held a significant meeting with Ahmad Mohseni, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and delegates from six prominent Iranian mining companies. The discussion centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation through investments in Afghanistan\u2019s rich mineral resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement released by the ministry, the Iranian companies expressed strong interest in exploring opportunities in Afghanistan\u2019s iron, coal, and oil sectors. The delegation presented detailed information on their current mining activities and emphasized their readiness to invest in large-scale projects within Afghanistan. They also committed to offering specialized training programs for Afghan engineers to ensure the extraction of minerals follows international standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullah Hidayatullah Badri welcomed their investment interest, reaffirming Afghanistan\u2019s commitment to fostering a favorable investment environment in line with the country\u2019s legal frameworks and mining regulations. He assured the Iranian delegation of the ministry\u2019s full support in facilitating these initiatives, aiming to boost Afghanistan\u2019s mineral extraction capabilities and economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development highlights the growing international interest in Afghanistan\u2019s vast untapped mineral wealth and the government\u2019s focus on strategic partnerships to leverage this potential.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL(BNA): Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, held a significant meeting with Ahmad Mohseni, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and delegates from six prominent Iranian mining companies. The discussion centered on enhancing bilateral cooperation through investments in Afghanistan\u2019s rich mineral resources. According to a statement released by the ministry, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","category-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}