KABUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Industry and Commerce is considering a trade transaction with Russia in local currencies, the afghani and ruble, according to the spokesman for the ministry, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad.
"The use of local currencies in trade was seriously discussed during the Kazan Forum. The talks continue in this regard and the final decision would be held after utterly weighing the interests of the people of Afghanistan," the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) quoted Jawad on Sunday as saying.
Abdul Nasir Reshtia, a local economic expert, told the state-owned media outlet RTA that the transactions would benefit Afghanistan's national currency to remain stable. ■