The Ministry of Economy (MoE) on Sunday said China and India have agreed to implement joint development projects in Afghanistan and that a railway line between Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and China is one of these projects. 

MoE officials said Indian’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping made the decision during their two-day summit in China that wrapped up on Saturday. 

Although no details have been released about the joint projects the economic ministry said the railway line between Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and China is one of the projects. 

The ministry’s spokesman Suhrab Bahman said China is interested in giving Afghanistan more share in the “Belt and Road” project – which will connect China with Central Asia.

In this episode of Bazar host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Suhrab Bahman, the spokesman for the Ministry of Economy.

In addition, host Mohammadi discusses the start of the Afghanistan-Turkey air corridor with Ehsan Khan Zadran, a businessman. 

Mohammadi also discusses the entrepreneurs expo with Afghanistan Labor Union head Mohammad Liaqat Adil.