Rahmon intends to attract German investments by promising the extraction of precious metals

Michael Harms, the Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, met with Emomali Rahmon at the Palace of Nations.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, Michael Harms and President Rahmon discussed “the state and prospects of trade, economic, and investment cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany.”

Rahmon particularly noted that the bilateral relations between the countries are based on the principles of trust, mutual understanding, and mutually beneficial ties.

Emomali Rahmon emphasized during the meeting that cooperation in the fields of hydropower, industry, agriculture, transport, and tourism is mutually beneficial for both parties.

President Rahmon also tried to convince his counterpart that promising areas of cooperation include the light and textile industries, food production, extraction and processing of mineral ores and rare metals, machine engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and the establishment of joint production enterprises.

Emomali Rahmon stressed that attracting an increasing volume of German investments, innovations, and the import of new technologies from Germany is a priority for Tajikistan.

At the same time, Emomali Rahmon has transferred almost all major deposits of valuable and rare metals and mineral ores to Chinese companies, while other national resources, particularly large reservoirs and hydropower plants, have been handed over to Russian companies.