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[00:01:00] Welcome Ibrahim. Economic and
[00:01:03] trade relations between Afghanistan and Iran have been
[00:01:06] on an expanding path in recent years. In the latest move,
[00:01:10] the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment and the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries,
[00:01:13] Mines and Agriculture
[00:01:16] agreed to sign a memorandum
[00:01:20] of understanding for cooperation. This memorandum of understanding
[00:01:23] is to be signed here
[00:01:27] in Kabul during the visit of a delegation
[00:01:31] from Iran. The two sides in Tehran also discussed
[00:01:34] the expansion of trade relations, investment opportunities and
[00:01:37] existing challenges. We will talk more about this
[00:01:41] issue, but before that, two questions.
[00:01:44] What new opportunities does this memorandum
[00:01:47] of understanding create for increasing trade and investment between Afghanistan and
[00:01:51] Iran, and finally, to implement
[00:01:54] the agreement and remove the existing obstacles that were mentioned in this
[00:01:58] discussion in Tehran. What specific measures
[00:02:01] should be taken by the traders of the two
[00:02:05] countries to turn these challenges into major opportunities for both sides?
[00:02:08] We will discuss all these issues here in the program. Fortunately,
[00:02:12] we are here in the studio with Mr. Mohammad Tous
[00:02:16] Farzad, an economic expert who is present here in the studio. Mr.
[00:02:19] Farzad, welcome to the program and may you not be tired. We think that cooperation
[00:02:23] in four specific sectors such as
[00:02:26] trade, industries, mines and agriculture
[00:02:30] which was essentially a bilateral discussion in Tehran, from what
[00:02:34] perspective or from an economic perspective, how much can it be effective for both sides?
[00:02:37] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Peace be upon you, Mr. Ibrahim,
[00:02:41] and the technical colleagues. Good day to you.
[00:02:44] You see, Mr. Ibrahim,
[00:02:47] when Afghanistan's trade
[00:02:50] with Pakistan
[00:02:52] was closed, this means that the wrong policies
[00:02:55] that Pakistan adopted, whenever they had a political issue
[00:02:59] with Afghanistan, they would put pressure
[00:03:03] on trade, they would put pressure
[00:03:06] on refugees, which finally led
[00:03:09] the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to decide to find
[00:03:13] alternative ways for Afghanistan's exports to get rid of
[00:03:17] Pakistan's economic and trade
[00:03:20] monopoly. Measures were taken,
[00:03:24] trips were made to various countries,
[00:03:27] high-ranking officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan went to.
[00:04:33] Also, very effective measures were taken
[00:04:36] to find alternative ways for Afghanistan's
[00:04:39] trade, and fortunately, at present,
[00:04:42] as I said, Afghanistan is not facing any
[00:04:46] trade problems, and we are witnessing
[00:04:49] that Afghanistan is full of various goods
[00:04:53] and commodities, and there is no problem.
[00:04:56] Also, currently, Afghanistan is facing a positive
[00:05:00] competition. You know that Iran is trying
[00:05:04] to reach Afghanistan. Asian countries are trying to reach Afghanistan,
[00:05:07] and various countries want to
[00:05:10] be in Afghanistan.
[00:10:12] It is seen that Iran
[00:10:15] is more willing to have an economic presence inside
[00:10:18] Afghanistan. Now the conditions are such that
[00:10:22] there are significant differences. Such a view from countries
[00:11:25] and their
[00:11:28] interaction with Afghanistan
[00:11:31] was not like this, Mr. Ibrahim. You see, in the previous administration
[00:11:35] or during the Republic,
[00:11:37] America was in a way dominant in Afghanistan and they did not allow
[00:11:41] good political and economic relations with Iran and also with Central
[00:11:45] Asian countries that are somehow under the influence of Russia.
[00:11:48] Therefore, this issue had caused
[00:11:52] Afghanistan's economic and
[00:11:55] political relations with Central Asian countries,
[00:11:59] as well as with Iran, to be somewhat
[00:12:02] weak. When the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan came to power
[00:12:06] and victory was achieved here, these countries used this opportunity
[00:12:09] to come to Afghanistan and achieve their
[00:12:13] economic goals in Afghanistan and through Afghanistan, they can also reach other
[00:12:17] countries. You know that at present, for Central
[00:12:20] Asian countries and for Iran,
[00:12:24] a second good opportunity that has arisen is
[00:12:27] that the routes that we were connected with Pakistan
[00:12:31] or our trade with Pakistan has been blocked or stopped,
[00:12:34] or they have used that point that currently
[00:12:38] they have a very good competition with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,
[00:12:41] and besides this, this route that was closed
[00:12:45] with Pakistan, they considered it an opportunity for themselves so that Central
[00:12:49] Asian countries and Iran try to fill
[00:12:52] that gap that exists in trade with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
[00:12:56] They want to fill this themselves. That's why Pakistan, you know, has no other way
[00:13:00] for its exports. The only good market for them
[00:13:04] is Afghanistan, and also for Central Asian countries,
[00:13:07] Afghanistan can be a good market, and they are trying
[00:13:11] to use this opportunity and reach Afghanistan.
[00:13:13] The Islamic Emirate of
[00:13:15] Afghanistan needs this, Mr. Ibrahim, to use this opportunity, as I said before.
[00:13:19] We don't need Afghanistan for countries right now.
[00:13:23] Countries need Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate of
[00:13:27] Afghanistan should use this point and convince Iran
[00:13:30] to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. This means
[00:13:34] that a large trade that it currently has with Afghanistan,
[00:13:38] extensive economic relations that it has with Afghanistan,
[00:13:41] the Islamic Emirate of
[00:13:44] Afghanistan can tell them that we have extensive trade,
[00:13:47] we have extensive economic relations, they can recognize
[00:13:50] the Emirate, and when the Islamic
[00:13:53] Afghanistan is recognized by the parties,
[00:14:10] officials will work more on it
[00:14:13] later, and until now we have not seen such a thing
[00:14:16] from Iran.
[00:14:19] And there should be a discussion about what has prevented
[00:14:23] Iran from recognizing Afghanistan. We have extensive trade,
[00:14:27] we have very good relations, embassies are present in both
[00:14:30] countries, economic and political relations exist.
[00:14:34] For example, Iran should discuss economic issues
[00:14:38] and what obstacle Iran sees
[00:14:42] that it does not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It should also
[00:14:46] use these opportunities and tell Iran
[00:14:49] that there is no obstacle to recognition,
[00:14:52] that internally,
[00:15:08] for providing the grounds for a country's presence in economic dimensions, nothing
[00:15:11] is seen. What is needed is available. Now, the discussion about challenges
[00:15:15] and problems that you mentioned is more because it is understood that there are
[00:15:18] challenges for traders and obstacles for Afghan traders
[00:15:22] within Iran. Why are there
[00:15:25] problems for Afghan traders
[00:15:29] within Iran, Mr. Ibrahim? You see, first of all,
[00:15:33] the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan should evaluate
[00:15:36] this and assess
[00:16:37] that Iran, for example, must make Chabahar
[00:16:41] an exception so that investment can take place there
[00:16:44] and the facilities that are needed for traders are provided there. For example,
[00:16:48] bank representatives should be there, logistical centers should be there,
[00:16:52] hotels should be there, and other things that you say
[00:16:55] are not currently seen in Chabahar because the grounds
[00:16:59] are not seen. It is necessary to further expand
[00:17:03] and broaden this because as we see day by day, trade
[00:17:07] with Iran is expanding
[00:17:10] and growing. Facilities should also be created in this regard.
[00:17:13] Secondly, there should be visa facilities for Afghan traders.
[00:17:16] And the most important thing is that large
[00:17:19] logistical centers should be built in Afghanistan
[00:17:23] and in Iran so that when
[00:17:27] we have exports to Iran,
[00:17:30] if there is no good market for our goods in Iran,
[00:17:33] we can store these goods in those centers.
[00:18:07] The goods that are to be exported to Iran
[00:18:11] should be identified, what we should export to Iran.
[00:18:15] First, both countries should talk, Mr. Ibrahim.
[00:18:18] A discussion should take place about which goods
[00:18:22] have a suitable market or opportunity in Iran for Afghanistan.
[00:18:25] This should be identified. Then, a list of goods
[00:18:29] that Afghanistan can export to Iran
[00:18:32] should be made so that there is a good market for Afghanistan's exports.
[00:18:36] Yes, Mr. Farzad, earlier in your speech,
[00:18:39] I noticed that you said that at least an assessment
[00:18:43] should be made from Afghanistan about what capacity Iran has
[00:18:46] to be present in Afghanistan, in which sectors it has special expertise and sufficient experience
[00:18:50] to be beneficial both for itself and for Afghanistan. In this
[00:18:54] regard, if we have your analysis and assessment of what Iran's
[00:18:58] potential capacity is, what we are witnessing is
[00:19:01] that Iran has the most experience in the extraction
[00:19:04] of fossil fuels such as oil and gas.
[00:19:23] Iran has very good experience in agriculture and also in the field
[00:19:26] of, for example, mining, those
[00:19:29] mines that Iran itself can extract, for example, oil and gas,
[00:19:33] they have a very great experience in this field.
[00:19:36] Their capacity in the extraction of oil and gas in Afghanistan
[00:19:40] can be utilized, but it should not be like the
[00:19:43] project, like Ainak, that was given to China years ago,
[00:19:47] but unfortunately, no practical work has been done on it yet.
[00:19:51] If the mines
[00:19:54] that are, for example, 18 years old, if they were extracted
[00:19:58] before, we would now have a very large income
[00:20:01] from this project, but unfortunately, it has been years
[00:20:05] that unfortunately, China has not started
[00:20:09] working on this project. Attention
[00:20:11] should be paid to this point that Iran should be given
[00:20:15] the mines in which they
[00:20:18] specifically have experience, and a commitment
[00:20:21] should be taken from them that the work on these
[00:20:25] projects should start when they are told. If we
[00:20:28] give them the opportunity and they don't work on it, it will not be
[00:20:32] in Afghanistan's interest. I think that the influence
[00:20:35] of Iran in the extraction
[00:20:38] of mines should be carefully considered,
[00:20:42] and the mines should be given to Iran,
[00:20:46] and opportunities for investment should be provided to Brazil
[00:20:51] to extract in this sector, and a very strong commitment
[00:20:55] should be taken from Iran that the companies
[00:20:59] that come from Iran to Afghanistan should start
[00:21:03] the work on this project at the time they are told. I think
[00:21:06] that Iran wants to have influence
[00:21:08] in Afghanistan's mines as well.
[00:21:12] At this point, you mentioned precautionary
[00:21:15] measures. What precautionary measures
[00:21:19] or economic principles
[00:21:21] do you think we should at least focus on
[00:21:25] and work on seriously? You mentioned more about the extraction
[00:21:28] of oil and gas resources and that Iran has a lot of experience.
[00:21:31] It can be a good partner with Afghanistan because
[00:21:35] the environment, geography, and atmosphere of Afghanistan and Iran are very similar.
[00:21:38] Do you think that Iran is the only
[00:21:42] economic expert for the extraction of fuel resources
[00:21:45] such as oil and gas, and that only its experts
[00:21:49] should enter Afghanistan? Or should
[00:21:52] it only be its plan, and all
[00:21:55] technical matters and what is needed should be carried out by Afghans
[00:21:58] within Afghanistan, so that we can
[00:23:44] of Sarangeen.
[00:23:45] They
[00:23:54] are the protectors of this religion, country,
[00:23:56] and values.
[00:24:00] They are examples of courage and bravery. The pillars of steadfastness and patience
[00:24:04] are their special
[00:24:07] attribute. Ashadd rahimahum
[00:24:10] is their saying. Our mujahid forces are the soldiers
[00:24:14] of Allah, among whom the strongest
[00:24:18] bond in the world exists. All are the heroes
[00:24:21] of the same front. This صف دسود
[00:24:24] is firm and equipped with a pure belief that
[00:24:28] they will fight with high determination and morale against
[00:24:31] every tyrant. They are the
[00:24:35] great source of blessing and the fingers of wrath.
[00:24:38] That tyrant before whom the whole world
[00:24:42] was defeated, commitment and promises are not only
[00:24:45] the military and moral attributes
[00:24:49] of this rank,
[00:24:54] but also in political discussions after years of negotiations,
[00:24:57] they still defended their position and stance.
[00:25:01] They are the political leaders of this front, the united
[00:25:04] forces. In this page, the process
[00:25:08] of mujahideen for perfect loyalty and commitment
[00:25:11] is
[00:25:19] a sufficient reason.
[00:25:31] That is, a rank whose majority
[00:25:34] of members are ready to sacrifice
[00:25:38] themselves to defend
[00:25:46] their system and religion.
[00:26:13] They are sitting in different positions. It was not
[00:26:16] from the same sacrifice that the occupation was broken, and today again because of their sincerity
[00:26:20] and commitment, they brought peace to the nation. They considered the defense
[00:26:24] of Islamic borders, the establishment of an Islamic system,
[00:26:27] and their suffering as their
[00:26:31] responsibility.
[00:26:40] After the Battle of the Confederates, serving the believing
[00:26:44] women, thinking about the liberation of Islamic lands, only
[00:26:48] these united people can heal
[00:26:51] wounds. Our united people are
[00:26:55] founded on the basis of belief,
[00:26:58] spirit, and ideology for the new
[00:27:01] generation.
[00:27:08] On this basis, support
[00:27:11] from our forces. Our country's united
[00:27:14] forces under this title. We will share your comments
[00:27:33] with you. They were not tired, they were not sold, they were not tired, they were not
[00:27:37] impatient, and they did not deviate from their path.
[00:27:40] These are the united forces of the Islamic Emirate,
[00:27:43] those who yesterday broke the occupation
[00:27:46] with their sacrifice, and today again brought security to the nation
[00:27:50] because of their sincerity and commitment.
[00:27:51] Our heroes are there.
[00:27:54] For the sake of their people's happiness and protection,
[00:27:57] they spent their young and beautiful youth
[00:28:01] in the heat of the summer
[00:28:23] marching under the banner of Tawhid because the ranks
[00:28:26] are united and unitedly protect
[00:28:29] the country's plains and mountains.
[00:28:39] Our military salaries are not paid from the special
[00:28:42] budget of America and NATO.
[00:28:43] To protect
[00:28:47] the Islamic system, those great and brave
[00:28:51] people who are steadfast in their path
[00:28:54] and way.
[00:29:14] In our dear country, the Islamic system, peace,
[00:29:17] and united forces are those who
[00:29:21] have endured hunger and thirst, cold and
[00:29:25] heat. They are
[00:29:28] united.
[00:29:30] Peace, tranquility, and commitment.
[00:29:33] Where there is commitment, the result of every work will be
[00:29:37] as it happened with the commitment of the forces of the Islamic Emirate,
[00:29:40] which resulted in the country.
[00:29:44] We are committed to taking firm steps to uphold
[00:29:47] the holy word and to preserve
[00:29:51] the independence of our dear country.
[00:29:54] For the survival, progress, and strengthening
[00:29:57] of the true Islamic system, we are more
[00:30:00] than what we see today.
[00:30:04] Unity was the victory of our twenty years.
[00:30:07] We are united, we are friends among ourselves
[00:30:11] and harsh towards the enemy. We love
[00:30:14] the Muslims of the world. May Allah unite all
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