Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said that the agreement between Russia and Afghanistan on the supply of fuel, gasoline, liquefied natural gas and grain has been agreed in principle.
The Russian official, in a statement released today by the Novosti Agency, indicated that the parties are now discussing the details of the deal. Kabulov confirmed that a preliminary agreement had been reached on this score.
Earlier, US media quoted the Acting Minister of Trade and Industry of Afghanistan, Haji Nureddin Azizi, that the Taliban had signed a temporary agreement with Russia for the supply of gasoline, diesel fuel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan.
According to Azizi, as part of the deal, Russia will import about a million tons of gasoline, one million tons of diesel fuel, 500,000 tons of liquefied gas and two million tons of wheat annually.
Azizi declined to provide details on prices and payment methods, but noted that Russia had agreed to offer a discount compared to world markets for goods to be shipped to Afghanistan by road and rail.
Source: El Iktisad
