Emomali Rahmon met with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

On July 19, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, met with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, during the first Summit of the Council of Heads of State of Central Asia and Arab Gulf States.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, the meeting took place in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, the parties emphasized the importance of attracting Saudi capital for the development of sectors of Tajikistan’s national economy, as well as “advocated for establishing and strengthening strategic dialogue between the states of Central Asia and the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.”

“During the meeting, the parties expressed interest in developing and expanding political and trade-economic ties within the framework of the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Friendship, the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, the Investment Forum of the two countries, and the Saudi Development Fund,” the press service of the President of Tajikistan noted.

The President of Tajikistan arrived in Saudi Arabia on July 18 at the head of a government delegation to participate in the first Summit of the Council of Heads of State of Central Asia and Arab Gulf States.