On December 1, Ambassador Zhao Xing attended the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement on the Baghdara Hydropower Project for the Aynak Copper Mine. Acting Minister of Energy and Water Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor, Deputy Minister of Mines and Petroleum Ayoubi attended the ceremony.

Ambassador Zhao Xing stressed that the Aynak Copper Mine Project is a flagship project of China-Afghan cooperation, it is hoped that both sides work together to ensure the comprehensive launch of the project at an early date so as to achieve mutual benefits, support Afghanistan’s reconstruction, and improve the well-being of its people.

The Afghan side expressed anticipation for the smooth progress of the Baghdara Hydropower Project for the purpose of laying a strong foundation for the full-scale launch of the Aynak Copper Mine Project. Afghanistan is committed to deepen cooperation with China in fields of power, mining and beyond.