According to a statement released by the Press Information Bureau of the Indian government, Afghani Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani in his meeting with
India's Union Minister of Mines and Development of the North Eastern Region, Shri B.K. Handique, invited
India to invest in his country's mining sector, particularly in
iron ore, copper, gold and coal.
The two ministers discussed possible cooperation of Geological Survey of
India with Afghan Geological Survey for capacity building of Afghan geoscientists in the field of mineral exploration, seismotectonics, geo-technical studies and other areas.
Mr. Shahrani thanked
India for providing support for infrastructure building and overall cooperation, and he said that
Afghanistan is organizing a roadshow on
iron ore in London on June 25, 2010, in which about 200 global companies including those from
India have been invited to showcase mining exploration potential in
Afghanistan.
India has undertaken, in partnership with the Karzai government, projects in virtually all parts of
Afghanistan and a whole range of sectors including hydroelectricity, electric transmission, road construction, agriculture, industry, telecommunications, information & broadcasting, education and health.