MNA � Iran and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly conduct training course for the personnel of Afghan Customs Department.







According to the official website of the Islamic Republic of Iran�Customs Administration, the agreement to jointly train the personnel of Afghanistan�s Customs staff was signed by the head of Iran�s Customs Administration (IRICA) Foroud Asgari, the head of Japan International Cooperation�Agency (JICA)�s office in Iran Yukihiro Kobayashi�and�the�Directorate General of the�West Asian Department of Iran's Foreign Ministry Rasool Eslami.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is scheduled to present a plan to train Afghan Customs staff in cooperation with Japan in the near future.

The head of Iran�s Customs Administration said in the ceremony that the Customs�administration of�Japan is seriously pursuing issues related to trade facilitation, and that honesty, as well as the fight against counterfeit goods�have always�been on the agenda of Jpan Customs.

Asgari added "cooperation between Japan and Iran to jointly train Afghan customs staff is a prominent and successful example of the international cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Iran with friend countries."

Also in the ceremony, head of Japan International Cooperation�Agency� (JICA)�s office in Iran Yukihiro Kobayashi�attached great importance to sharing information, saying��the Iranian Customs authorities have a great deal of capability in the field of Customs affairs, and I, on behalf of the Government of Japan, express appreciation for�Iran's�good customs cooperation on training the Afghanistan's Customs staff.�

The Japan International Cooperation Agency is a governmental agency that is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation.