NEW DELHI: Air freight operations between India and Afghanistan are set to renew quickly, a senior Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) official introduced on Friday throughout Afghan Commerce and Business Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi’s go to to India.“I’m happy to announce that the air freight hall on the Kabul-Delhi sector and Kabul-Amritsar routes have been activated and cargo flights on these sectors will start very quickly,” mentioned Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary within the MEA, as quoted by PTI.“It will considerably improve their connectivity and additional strengthen our commerce and industrial ties,” he added.Azizi is on a five-day go to to India geared toward strengthening commerce ties, with a selected concentrate on agricultural exports, as Afghanistan seeks to increase financial partnerships amid strained relations with Pakistan. His conferences in New Delhi are anticipated to concentrate on rising commerce volumes, increasing market entry for Afghan produce, and boosting Indian exports of prescription drugs, equipment and textiles.The 2 international locations have additionally agreed to assign commerce attachés to their respective embassies to supervise and facilitate bilateral commerce, the official mentioned. As well as, the joint working group on commerce, commerce and funding has been reactivated. “Bilateral commerce stands at round 1 billion. Nonetheless, there stays vital scope for additional progress. On this context, now we have determined to reactivate the joint working group on commerce, commerce and funding. The lively involvement of Indian and Afghan companies will likely be important to make this explicit joint working group the method simpler,” Prakash said.The remarks have been made throughout an interactive session with the visiting Afghan delegation, headed by Minister Azizi, organized by business physique PHDCCI.