Ambassador Soroosh Meets Virtually with the President of Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ottawa- April 09, 2021
Ambassador Hassan Soroosh met virtually yesterday with Ms. Manizha Wafeq, Co-founder and President of Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI).
Ms. Wafeq delivered a presentation on the Women's National Business Agenda (WNBA) which has been prepared recently by AWCCI as a roadmap for Afghan women’s economic empowerment. She highlighted major challenges facing Afghan businesswomen as well as the potential solutions as outlined under WNBA.
The two sides discussed future joint activities and potential bilateral cooperation between Afghanistan and Canada in support of WNBA.
Ambassador Soroosh praised the work of AWCCI in developing WNBA as a guiding document for Afghan businesswomen and the relevant stakeholders and partners.
Mr. Azim Wardak, Counselor and Mr. Hakim Nasiry, Commercial Attaché from the Embassy also attended this virtual meeting.
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