Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador in Moscow, held talks with key Russian trade representatives, including Alexander Shkirando and Dmitry Antonov.
The Afghan embassy reported that the Russian side expressed a keen interest in investing in Afghanistan’s developing market.
During the meeting, Hassan emphasized the need to strengthen bilateral relations and specifically requested better access for Afghan products in Russia.
Expanding exports and marketing Afghan goods were central topics of the discussion aimed at boosting the country’s struggling economy.
Russia has been gradually increasing its engagement with the Taliban, eyeing economic opportunities in Central Asia.
These diplomatic efforts reflect the Taliban’s strategy to break international isolation by forging stronger commercial ties with regional powers like Russia.
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