Gas, Fuel and Wheat: Afghan Talibi concluded a great deal with Russia - Reuters

Journalists write that this is the first major trade agreement that was concluded by Taliba after the seizure of power in Afghanistan. The Islamist Radical Group Taliban, which is currently managing Afghanistan, has signed a previous agreement with Russia on the supply of gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to the country. About it writes Reuters with reference to the Acting Minister of Trade and Industry of Afghanistan Hadzhi Nooruddin Azizi.

According to Azizi, his department is working on diversification of his trading partners. Russia has offered the Taliban administration a discount compared to the average global prices for raw materials. It is reported that this step is the first such large -scale economic agreement of the international level, concluded by the Taliban since they returned to power in Afghanistan.

Journalists say that Russia does not formally recognize the Taliban government, but on the eve of Kabul's capture, Moscow received the leaders of the Movement, and its embassy is one of the few that remain open in the Afghan capital. The material says that as part of the agreement, Russia will supply about one million tons of gasoline annually, one million tons of diesel fuel, 500 thousand tons of oil -liquefied oil and two million tons of wheat.

Azizi also said that the agreement would act during an indefinite trial period, after which both parties had to sign a longer -term agreement. He refused to inform the details of prices or methods of payment. The agreement was completed after the Taliban Technical Group spent several weeks in discussions in Moscow, staying there after Azizi's visit last month. Ever since the Taliba returned power, Afghanistan plunged into the economic crisis.

The trade agreement is likely to be carefully monitored in the United States, whose officials regularly negotiate with the Taliban regarding the plans of the country's banking system. Azizi said that most Afghans live below the poverty line, and his office is working to support trade and economics through international cooperation. Earlier, Focus reported that the Ukrainian government had banned exports to Russia.