Gholamhossein Mozaffari, thژe governor of Razavi Khorasan, has recently claimed that the money of Afghan citizens residing in Iran is an asset for the country. He suggested that instead of allowing this liquidity to leave Iran, it should be directed toward purchasing Iranian goods and boosting exports to Afghanistan.
Mr. Mozaffari made these remarks in an interview with the Daneshjoo News Agency, and also reported on Iran’s direct talks with Afghanistan’s caretaker government aimed at expanding trade.
He further emphasized: “Through direct talks at the border and by hosting officials from neighboring countries, we have resolved many long-standing border issues to pave the way for trade.”
The Islamic Republic official stated that while Iran’s overall exports in the first six months of the current year recorded negative growth, Razavi Khorasan achieved a 36 percent increase in exports.
He also echoed remarks by other Iranian officials, saying that Iran’s exports to Afghanistan exceed the country’s total exports to Europe.
This comes after Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said a few days earlier that Iran’s trade volume with Afghanistan is greater than its trade with the whole of Europe.
The governor of Razavi Khorasan made these statements at a time when Iran, following the 12-day war with Israel, has carried out large-scale forced deportations of Afghan migrants.
