The head of China will visit Tajikistan in July 2024

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Tajikistan, expected next month, will further strengthen the cooperation between the countries in the water and energy sector.

This was stated during a meeting between Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Jum’a and China’s Deputy Minister of Water Resources Zu Leiming. The meeting took place in Dushanbe as part of the Third International High-Level Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028.”

As reported by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic, the parties discussed issues related to the rational use of water resources, conducting joint scientific research and development in effective management and rational use of water resources, ensuring the safety of hydraulic structures, and improving the reclamation of irrigated lands. The need to mitigate the effects of climate change, jointly develop and implement projects in the water sector, and attract various financial resources for their implementation was emphasized.

The parties also talked about the exchange of information and experience in the application of water management technologies, advanced irrigation methods, irrigation techniques, measurement and accounting of water, and training specialists for the water sector. It should be noted that earlier, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi, mentioned the visit of the Chinese President to Tajikistan during a meeting with Emomali Rahmon on May 18.

Wang Yi visited Tajikistan as part of a tour of Central Asia to discuss cooperation issues and prepare for Xi Jinping’s visit to the region. The date and month of the visit were not disclosed at that time. The President of Tajikistan described China as one of the largest partners of the country in the trade, economic, and investment sectors during this meeting. The total volume of Chinese investments in Tajikistan’s economy over the past ten years has amounted to $3.8 billion.