New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) India and Afghanistan have decided to appoint dedicated commercial attachés in each other’s capitals to revitalise bilateral trade currently valued at over USD 1 billion.

The decision has been taken during a bilateral meeting between Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Hajji Nooruddin Azizi and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasad here on Thursday.

“In yesterday’s meeting with the External Affairs Minister and the Minister of State for Commerce, both sides agreed to depute trade attaches in each other’s embassy to oversee and support bilateral trade cooperation. Afghan minister will soon be sending a trade attache to the embassy here," M Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (PAI division), said on Friday.

Prakash also stated that the air

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