New envoy vows to attract Turkish investment

Monitoring Desk

KABUL: New Turkish ambassador for Afghanistan has promised to persuade Turkish companies to invest in Afghanistan, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday.

The newly-appointed Turkish envoy presented his credentials to President Ashraf Ghani, which he accepted and expressed happiness over his new job as Turkish envoy in Kabul.

The envoy said Ankara would remain committed to cooperating with Afghanistan in different fields and make more efforts at improving bilateral relations between the two countries.

“One of my top priorities will be to attract Turkish companies to invest in Afghanistan,” he said.

The president thanked Turkey for its assistance with Afghanistan in areas of education, training, security and economy.

He hoped under the new diplomatic envoy, relations between the two countries would improve and would remain friends.