The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) of Afghanistan said the Lapis Lazuli Corridor agreement will be implemented within the next two months and will see the first Afghan shipment of goods exported to Europe
Ministry of Industry and Commerce says the first shipment of Afghan goods to Europe through the Lapis Lazuli Corridor will include handicrafts and dry fruit.The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) on Tuesday said the Lapis Lazuli Corridor agreement will be implemented within the next two months and will see the first Afghan shipment of goods exported to Europe via the new route. The Lapis Lazuli Corridor agreement was signed by Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey in November. The corridor will start at Afghanistan’s northern Aqina port in Faryab province and Torghandi in western Herat province and will run through to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan. From there it will cross the Caspian Sea and will link the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Tbilisi and Georgia’s Black Sea ports of Batumi and Poti. It will then connect with Kars in eastern Turkey before linking to Istanbul and Europe. The inaugural shipment will carry Afghan handicrafts and dry fruit to Europe, said