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[00:06:43] We leave agricultural issues to domestic companies; there is no
[00:06:46] company that doesn't have the talent for packaging. Today,
[00:06:50] they have access to the internet, they search on the internet, they see
[00:06:54] packaging, it's just labeling, and there's nothing else. These are small discussions, but the
[00:06:57] big discussion is that no one invests
[00:07:01] in Afghanistan's agriculture.
[00:07:03] In Afghanistan's agriculture, a country can come and invest
[00:07:07] that doesn't even grow a single tomato in the
[00:07:11] entire country. The entire country.
[00:09:00] to prepare or produce, but in the event that domestic government investments are made with a well-defined
[00:09:03] policy and we enter into that. But regarding
[00:09:07] our economic and geopolitical relations with
[00:09:10] Iran, you see that I mentioned
[00:09:13] this at the beginning of my speech
[00:09:17] and said that if Afghanistan's
[00:09:21] maritime trade is restricted,
[00:09:24] and with the restriction of Afghanistan's
[00:09:27] maritime trade, we move towards overland trade
[00:09:31] through Central Asia and trade by rail,
[00:09:34] this issue is very expensive, and I gave you a practical example
[00:09:38] that if we bring one ton of cargo
[00:09:41] by ship, it costs 350 dollars,
[00:09:45] and if we bring one ton of cargo from Central Asia by rail,
[00:09:49] it costs 500 dollars. Therefore,
[00:09:53] this cost, I said, will increase
[00:09:56] prices, meaning the rising
[00:10:00] prices of consumer goods in the country's markets
[00:10:04] in the current situation, where unfortunately we still have high
[00:10:07] unemployment in Afghanistan, and we still have high poverty in Afghanistan,
[00:10:11] this itself is a crisis. This crisis can be
[00:10:14] a humanitarian crisis, an economic crisis, and
[00:10:18] a political crisis, and it can also affect the country's
[00:10:21] politics. That is, the replacement
[00:10:25] of Abbas and the replacement of Chabahar for Afghanistan's
[00:10:28] maritime trade caused that despite
[00:10:32] the cessation of our access to Karachi port, prices
[00:10:36] in the country's domestic markets did not suffer a significant shock,
[00:10:39] a large shock was not inflicted on Afghanistan's
[00:10:43] markets, and prices did not change much. This indicates,
[00:10:47] considering Afghanistan's current situation, that maintaining
[00:10:51] ideal political relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran
[00:10:55] is today, more than ever, one of
[00:10:59] the vital necessities of the people of Afghanistan.
[00:11:02] است.
[00:11:06] The topic is very broad and very important
[00:11:08] as well.
[00:11:13] experience, the electricity needs of Afghanistan
[00:11:16] do not see.
[00:11:25] The Ramadan war, after the 12-day war, after the
[00:11:28] 40-day war with American
[00:11:31] aggression, a large part of the infrastructure
[00:11:35] in the Islamic Republic of America and Israel was targeted. You are aware
[00:11:38] that they targeted refineries, they targeted power infrastructure,
[00:11:42] they targeted bridges. Therefore,
[00:11:46] in the current situation, but in the long term, why in the
[00:11:49] long term do they have large infrastructures
[00:11:52] and vast energy production infrastructures
[00:11:56] compared to Afghanistan? Both hydropower production
[00:11:59] and energy production from
[00:12:02] its path in Afghanistan. how can we use it?
[00:12:05] The experience of transferring knowledge, science,
[00:12:09] and technology that the Islamic Republic possesses.
[00:12:13] They have always prioritized
[00:12:15] this issue and always said, "We are ready,"
[00:12:19] as the Minister of Energy said in his speech, "that we have learned from the resistance
[00:12:23] of three periods of the Afghan people's resistance
[00:12:25] against Britain, Russia, and America, that we also must resist."
[00:12:29] That is, "we were inspired by you, who resisted three powers in our neighborhood."
[00:12:33] "We learned from you. We will resist America."
[00:12:36] They have no problem
[00:12:40] with technology transfer. Well,
[00:12:43] the technology that the Islamic Republic has been sanctioned for 40
[00:12:46] years, and for 40
[00:12:49] years, the goal of these
[00:12:52] sanctions
[00:12:55] was to create obstacles to the entry of new technology
[00:12:58] and new science into Iran. Even with this 40-year
[00:13:01] situation where they resisted these sanctions,
[00:13:04] they say they are ready to transfer it. But what
[00:13:08] is important in expanding these interactions,
[00:13:12] in continuing these interactions, and in maintaining our
[00:13:15] ideal political state with the Islamic Republic is
[00:13:18] currently maintaining the pulse of Afghanistan's market,
[00:13:21] because Afghanistan, as you know,
[00:13:25] has a commercial economy, and if this commercial economy's imports
[00:13:28] are restricted or
[00:13:32] if transportation costs rise, then naturally
[00:13:35] markets will suffer, prices will go up, and people will suffer.
[00:13:39] For now, the Islamic Republic of Iran, alongside
[00:13:42] Afghanistan, and the fact that we have
[00:13:45] easy and convenient access to two
[00:13:49] strategic seaports like Bandar Abbas and Chabahar,
[00:13:53] and Afghanistan's trade
[00:13:55] is connected to the sea,
[00:13:59] maintaining this ideal political state, I believe, is more important today
[00:14:02] than ever. That is, at any cost,
[00:14:05] with any art or policy we can, we must maintain
[00:14:09] our ideal political relationship, which has been established with the Islamic Republic of Iran today.
[00:14:13] And I want to mention another point to you, and then let's go
[00:14:17] to the esteemed guest who is present here.
[00:14:20] Afghanistan is one of the countries in the world that
[00:14:24] has a license for trade through
[00:14:27] the Strait of Hormuz. That is, the Strait of Hormuz, which you know
[00:14:31] is the economic choke point of the world. Afghanistan
[00:14:33] can trade through this strait,
[00:14:37] and the largest countries in the world, including
[00:14:40] America, cannot trade through this strait,
[00:14:44] and today, America's strategic oil reserves
[00:14:47] are depleting.
[00:14:50] Sir, Iran should maintain its exports
[00:15:25] to Afghanistan in a good way and in a way that preserves
[00:15:28] the mutual interests of both sides. Yes, why? Because Afghanistan used to have
[00:15:32] an economy, but unfortunately, in the past years, because
[00:15:35] Afghanistan was a war-torn country, there were civil wars in this
[00:15:39] country, infrastructures were almost destroyed,
[00:15:43] gone. Afghanistan is just now entering a stage
[00:15:46] that other countries went through 100 years ago or 80 years
[00:15:49] ago. We have just
[00:15:53] reached this stage where we are in economic and political relations with neighboring
[00:15:57] countries. Having good relations with Afghanistan
[00:16:01] may be based on several economic necessities.
[00:16:04] Firstly, maintaining the balance or maintaining
[00:16:07] the trade balance between Afghanistan and Iran should be maintained.
[00:16:11] As we said before and always said in our discussions,
[00:16:14] having relations with all countries is one of
[00:16:18] the necessities, one of the requirements of Afghanistan's economy. But
[00:16:21] relations also differ, the definition of relations with other countries differs.
[00:16:25] The fact that today, in an international exhibition
[00:16:28] held in Kabul, we signed 28 memoranda
[00:16:32] of understanding and made it propaganda and
[00:16:35] 451 million. Let's say Afghanistan's economic relations
[00:16:39] with Iran have taken place, and annually we want to increase this to 10 billion dollars.
[00:16:43] This is one discussion. Now let's have a fundamental discussion
[00:16:47] about how much of the 451 million dollars that was signed
[00:16:50] (28 memoranda of understanding) we can divide into each memorandum of understanding,
[00:16:54] meaning it becomes 16.1 million dollars. How much was Afghanistan's
[00:16:57] role, and how much has it been able
[00:17:01] to impact Afghanistan's infrastructure? Was this 451 million dollars
[00:17:04] that was concluded, how much of it was imports,
[00:17:07] and how much was exports, and how much was truly investment?
[00:17:11] As you mentioned earlier in your report,
[00:17:15] one is a promise, one is an understanding,
[00:17:18] one is the practical implementation of a project, and one is a real investment, how much investment was truly
[00:17:22] made here?
[00:17:24] A memorandum of understanding is an issue that only shows
[00:17:27] the other party's desire that they want or are willing
[00:17:31] to invest in a country. After the memorandum
[00:17:35] of understanding is signed, we move towards a contract.
[00:17:38] A contract means the actual amount of money that is now brought to the table
[00:17:42] and placed, and it determines
[00:17:45] the bilateral obligation. After the contract is concluded,
[00:17:49] we move towards companies and projects for them
[00:17:53] to actually start investing. Investment takes place,
[00:17:56] companies or factories are established, what was agreed in the contract, after that
[00:18:00] we move towards production. Naturally, for production, we need
[00:18:04] employment. Hundreds of people directly invest
[00:18:16] and the cyclical investment of this money that was promised,
[00:18:20] how much can it truly contribute to the economic cycle
[00:18:24] and boost Afghanistan's economic cycle? And what is Afghanistan's
[00:18:27] share? In which sector should this investment take place?
[00:18:31] What is the priority of Afghanistan's domestic market?
[00:18:34] Right? Should we make this investment in this sector,
[00:18:38] in industrial production, or in education?
[00:18:41] Right, what is our priority? If we have potential
[00:18:45] production in Afghanistan in areas where the Afghan government
[00:18:49] has an advantage, right, a comparative advantage or
[00:18:53] an absolute advantage, if we invest in that sector, it might lead us to
[00:18:56] exports faster. In a sector where we haven't yet reached
[00:19:00] an advantage, like Afghanistan's industry. That is, Afghanistan's
[00:19:03] industry is currently in its initial and early stages. If
[00:19:07] we invest in this sector and truly transform Afghanistan
[00:19:11] from an agricultural path, while maintaining the agricultural path,
[00:19:14] and also make it an industrial country. Because powerful countries, including
[00:19:18] Iran itself, as Bashiri Sahib said, there were sanctions
[00:19:21] there for 40 years, but why is Iran still
[00:19:25] standing against a major world power and fighting? This is due to its
[00:19:28] industry. Iran's industry has been a powerful country.
[00:19:32] Technology
[00:19:36] is a product.
[00:20:07] We should transparently pursue and follow up on them
[00:20:11] so that they become a reality and investments are made in Afghanistan.
[00:20:14] When we make investments in Afghanistan, we create joint investments,
[00:20:17] we create potential investments, and we make investments
[00:20:21] based on the benefit of Afghanistan's market. This can only create employment
[00:20:25] for us, which will reduce unemployment, poverty,
[00:20:28] and migration rates. Firstly, we desperately need to transform
[00:20:32] Afghanistan from an import-dependent state to self-sufficiency,
[00:20:36] and in the future, Afghanistan should become an industrial country.
[00:20:39] The capacities that exist in Afghanistan, as we have always
[00:20:43] said, Afghanistan has two underground resources. Afghanistan's geopolitical
[00:20:47] and geo-economic location and the underground resources that
[00:20:50] are within Afghanistan. Despite the fact that dozens
[00:20:54] of types of underground resources have been extracted from Afghanistan,
[00:20:57] we still have hundreds of types of untouched underground resources in Afghanistan.
[00:21:01] Let's bring investment for the extraction of these
[00:21:05] and increase Afghanistan's share in these.
[00:21:08] This investment and extraction can be beneficial
[00:21:12] to the Afghan government and to the people
[00:21:15] of Afghanistan in the long term. Mr.
[00:21:18] Farzad.
[00:26:13] As long as an ideal political relationship with countries
[00:26:17] is not formed, not even a small
[00:26:20] economic interaction will take shape. That is,
[00:26:24] it is an ideal political relationship that creates the conditions,
[00:26:28] opportunities, and paths, and makes it conducive
[00:26:31] for small, medium, and large economic interactions to take shape.
[00:26:35] That is, in the last five years, the ideal and good political relationship
[00:26:38] with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran with us led to
[00:26:42] very large economic interactions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:26:45] One of the greatest achievements of that
[00:26:48] was the rescue of Afghanistan after
[00:26:52] the cessation of our access to Karachi port. That is,
[00:26:55] if we had suddenly lost our access or trade to the sea,
[00:26:59] prices would have been disastrous.
[00:27:06] That our trade transit and transportation takes place through
[00:27:10] the Islamic Republic, which has happened until today. Another achievement
[00:27:14] is that we can increase the trade between the two countries
[00:27:17] to 10 billion dollars.
[00:27:20] The geopolitical and geo-economic location of Afghanistan
[00:27:23] provides access to Central Asian markets, access
[00:27:27] to China, and access to South Asia.
[00:27:31] We should facilitate that
[00:27:33] interaction or expansion of bilateral trade between the Islamic Republic
[00:27:37] and the Islamic Republic so that we can also benefit
[00:27:40] from the position and basis
[00:27:43] of the Islamic Republic in the world, such as using
[00:27:47] the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab al-Mandab Strait,
[00:27:50] and using Bandar Abbas and Chabahar
[00:27:54] to expand our global trade and our maritime trade.
[00:27:57] Therefore, these issues indicate that
[00:28:01] نشان میده که
[00:28:32] bypassing our trade through land brings about challenges.
[00:28:36] که باز به بار می آید.
[00:28:38] Sir,
[00:28:41] can new markets and opportunities
[00:28:44] be created for Afghan trade? Thank you very much, Mr. Sahil.
[00:28:47] The more diverse relationships we can have with
[00:28:50] domestic markets, regional and international markets
[00:28:53] of the world, the more it can free us from dependence
[00:28:57] on one country and from dependence on the economy of one country.
[00:29:00] As before, Afghanistan relied on Pakistan
[00:29:04] for exports. Any challenge, any
[00:29:08] problems that occurred at ports and borders would harm Afghanistan's domestic
[00:29:11] markets even more. But today, we shouldn't just
[00:29:15] be freed from one country and make ourselves dependent on another country.
[00:29:19] Right? Let's get rid of Pakistan and become dependent on imports
[00:29:23] from Iran. No, we should have diverse markets,
[00:29:26] different markets, so that developments in one country do not cause any harm
[00:29:30] to Afghanistan.
[00:29:46] The investments of different countries should be productive
[00:29:49] investments that transform Afghanistan into a productive country,
[00:29:53] transform it into a self-sufficient country, and transform Afghanistan into an exporting
[00:29:56] country. This is a sustainable solution, a logical
[00:30:00] solution, and a solution that can