Saturday, 09 July – A number of high ranking Afghan delegations who attended the G-8 conference in Paris returned back to Afghanistan.
Chaired by the Afghan mines minister Waheedullah Shahrani, the delegation consisted of acting transport and aviation Minister, Daud Alki Najafi, Minister of Public Works, Engineer Abdul Qudos Hamid, Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Mustafa Mastoor.
Deputy Finance Minister said, Afghan officials discussed the construction of railway network in Afghanistan, railway standards and also expressed their concerns about the budget required for the construction of railway network in Afghanistan.
Afghan officials also discussed the areas where the railway network will be constructed, Dr. Mustafa Mastoor said.
Dr. Mastoor further added, the participating members in G-8 conference pledged to gather around $70 billion dollars aid from the donor countries and private sector for the construction of railway network in Afghanistan.
Dr. Mastoor also said, a working committee was formed to work on these issues and provide their outcomes, in order to present it for the next conference which is scheduled to be held in Turkey in the coming month of September.
