Afghanistan, Russia sign economic cooperation MoU worth 103 mln USD

KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan government and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on economic cooperation worth 103 million U.S. dollars on Thursday to boost bilateral trade and economic relations, according to Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Afghan government.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk and Afghan Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the official said on social media platform X.

A Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday.