The press office of the Meshrano Jirga

January 16, 2021

In the committee of chairs of the Meshrano Jirga led by the speaker of the House, with the presence of the shareholders of Ariana Airlines, to strengthen this national institution, talks and discussion took place.

The session was attended by Dr. Karima Hamed Faryabi, Minister of Economy, Abdul Aziz Babakar khil, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Melli, Ahmad Javid Wafa, Chairman of Pashtani Bank, who are among the shareholders of Ariana Company, the discussion was made on ways to strengthen Ariana Airlines financially and technically, including receiving loans from the country's banks to purchase new aircraft, including using government's pilgrims' deposit money and arranging more domestic and international flights and other related issues were discussed.

At the session, after the mentioned shareholders explained in this regard, Fazal Hadi Muslim Yar, Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga, emphasized the continuation of such meetings, said that Da Ariana Afghan Air is the wealth and national identity company of the country that should be strengthened financially and technically from the current weak situation; He instructed the Senate Telecommunications Commission to discuss the matter with the company's board of directors and ask them to revise their business plan to meet today's requirements and take appropriate action. Moreover, at the session, although most of the questions were addressed to the Ministry of Finance, which is one of the key shareholders of the company, the Minister of Finance which was attending in the Wolesi Jirga session in connection to explain the draft 1400 national budget; He did not attend the session so that this issue could be coordinated with him late

Thus, in the other part of the session, while approving the agenda of the plenary session that has already been decided, it was decided to hold the oath ceremony of Ms. Raheleh Dostum on Sunday, January 17, 2021, who has just been appointed a member of the Senate by the President. And in the plenary session on19 January, Presidential Decree No. 265 on the Administrative Enforcement Law will be added to the agenda to be discussed.