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The Afghan Ambassador to Indonesia, Roya Rahmani, acknowledged the importance of improving relations between people or people to people contact in an effort to encourage the increase of cooperation between Indonesia and Afghanistan. She said, in the past two years, Indonesia and Afghanistan had experienced a significant increase in the exchange of public visits between the two countries.  Ambassador Roya Rahmani in an interview with Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta, recently mentioned that Afghanistan and Indonesia contribute to business exhibitions which are an important foundation in introducing the second business potential Country. In the near future, she added, Afghanistan will hold trade exhitions in Indonesia.

"In the early next or maybe next year we are already planning to have significant trade exhibitions specifically from Afghanistan to Indonesia, where they are coming from a very big volume to exhibit their products. Also the highest numbers of Afghan merchants and businesses have come to Indonesia in the past. 2 International Trade Expos of Indonesia. We are one of the top 5 countries in terms of the numbers of the companies who are visiting Indonesia during the trade exhibitions. So with these things and also recognizing the fact that people to people relations, the connection between companies, the private sector is the only step to move forward, so as a first stepping stone we have has been able to increase these exchanges and there is a lot more in the pipe to come," Roya Rahmani said.

Furthermore, the Afghan Ambassador to Indonesia, Roya Rahmani, said that in recent years, the trade volume between Indonesia and Afghanistan had also increased. Although trade between the two countries still involved third parties, it was an undeniable aspect and has contributed to trade relations between Indonesia and Afghanistan. In addition, in an effort to improve trade relations between the two countries, the Afghan Ambassador said she is collaborating with the Indonesian government to encourage the establishment of regulations that would facilitate economic relations between Indonesia and Afghanistan, so both countries can see the opportunity to increase wider economic cooperation. VOI/Ndy/AHM)