Kazan, May 16 -- Russia expects to sign a number of cooperation documents with Afghanistan at the Russia-Afghanistan business forum being held in the city of Kazan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Friday.
"Following the event, we expect to sign a number of documents today," the official said at the forum.
The elevation of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Russia to the ambassador level paves the way for full-fledged economic cooperation between Russia and Afghanistan, Overchuk said.
Meanwhile, the decision of the Russian Supreme Court to suspend the ban on the Taliban movement provides opportunities for stronger trade and economic partnership between the two countries, Afghanistan's Charge d'Affaires in Moscow Jamal ...