The Taliban’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, has travelled to Türkiye at the invitation of the Turkish government to attend a ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

According to the Taliban, Azizi will also take part in the opening ceremony of the Halal Expo 2025 and is expected to hold discussions with members of Türkiye’s private sector. The meetings will focus on attracting investment to Afghanistan.

ECO is a regional organisation aimed at strengthening economic, trade, cultural and technical cooperation among its member states.

Azizi’s visit follows his recent and politically sensitive trip to India, during which he said agreements had been reached on the use of Iran’s Chabahar Port, the issuance of Indian medical visas and the resumption of cargo flights.