Russia Honours Afghan Businessman

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presented the Medal of Honour to Nadir Shah Juma Khan, Chairman of the Council of the Afghanistan Trade Centre.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the medal was awarded in accordance with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Decree No. 892, issued on October 16.

The Russian Foreign Ministry wrote on social media platform Telegram that the medal was given to Juma Khan in recognition of his role in strengthening friendship and cooperation between the people of Russia and Afghanistan.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced in its statement that Sergey Lavrov presented the medal to Mohammad Nadir Shah Juma Khan on Wednesday, October 30.

Earlier, in June 2019, Sergey Lavrov had also awarded the "friendship" medal to Mohammad Nadir Shah.

According to Russian media reports, Mohammad Nadir Shah Juma Khan, the director of Alokozay Company in Russia, was involved in organising the first intra-Afghan meeting between the Taliban and Afghan political leaders in 2019.