Russia and Tajikistan discussed cooperation

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on April 27, 2023, Emomali Rahmon met with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

The meeting took place in Dushanbe. During the meeting, the parties discussed various issues of strategic partnership between the two countries, including cooperation in the industrial sector.

According to the source, the parties also “discussed a wide range of issues regarding the interaction between the two states in promising trade and economic areas, especially in industry and the implementation of large investment projects, and active cooperation through the establishment of industrial parks in free economic zones.”

On April 27, a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was held in Dushanbe. The meeting was chaired by Denis Manturov, head of the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation of the CSTO.

Denis Manturov arrived in Tajikistan on April 25. However, he met unofficially with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at Rahmon’s request before the end of his trip to Tajikistan.