Minister of Foreign Affairs Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi has commended Kazakhstan for its humanitarian assistance and support to Afghanistan.
The foreign minister assured the Kazakh delegation of Af-ghanistan’s ability to connect Kazakhstan with South Asia and provide security.In a meeting with Kazakhstan Trade Minister Bakhyt Sul-tanov here Saturday, Muttaqi called on Kazakhstan to pro-vide educational scholarships to Afghan students in techni-cal and other areas.
Sultanov said Afghanistan’s economic rehabilitation was of significance to his country, according to a statement from the government.Kazakhstan also wanted to export its products to reach markets of other countries through Afghanistan, the visit-ing minister added.He said 250 Kazakh compa-nies were in contact with Af-ghanistan, with representa-tives of 16 having already ar-rived in Kabul.The Kazakh government was ready to facilitate banking ties with Afghanistan, resume flights and continue to provide scholarships to Afghan stu-dents, Sultanov concluded.
