Visit of the Afghan delegation to the Turkmenbashi International Seaport
On March 3, 2024, a delegation led by the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade of Afghanistan Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi visited the Turkmenbashi International Seaport.
During the visit, the guests got acquainted with the capabilities of the Turkmenbashi international seaport and its terminals.
The guests were also told about the advantages of the “customs storage” regime for transit cargo. The created opportunity to export goods in transit to third parties without customs duties for up to 3 years in accordance with “customs storage” was discussed in detail.
During the presentation, the head of the delegation carefully examined the warehouse of refrigerated containers at the terminal. He was mainly interested in the possibility of storing Afghan vegetables and dried fruits for export in refrigerated containers at the terminal warehouse. Warehouses where refrigerated containers are stored are also shown.
Also during the visit, the guests were shown the capabilities of the Balkan shipbuilding and ship repair plant and the work carried out on the ships being repaired.
At the end of the visit to the port, the head of the delegation highly appreciated the work done to develop the maritime transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan.