First Deputy Chairman of Dushanbe Bakhtiyor Sharifi held a working meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, Secretary of the Communist Party of China in Urumqi Zhang Zhu, who arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit. This was reported by the press service of the administration of the capital of Tajikistan.
During the talks, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between the executive bodies of state power of the city of Dushanbe and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, as well as the city of Urumqi within the framework of sister city relations.




The meeting participants expressed satisfaction with the successful development of bilateral relations and confirmed their intentions to expand cooperation in various areas of mutual interest.
Particular attention was paid to strengthening cooperation in the fields of science and technology, culture, youth policy and sports, healthcare, tourism, as well as the creation of joint production enterprises and the development of agriculture. Issues of digitalization of the economy, improvement of urban management and intensification of the exchange of delegations were also discussed.
Let us recall that sister city relations between the cities of Dushanbe and Urumqi were established on September 10, 1999 and over the years of cooperation have covered many areas, contributing to the strengthening of friendship and mutual understanding between the two regions.
The parties expressed confidence that further development of the partnership will serve to strengthen economic, cultural and humanitarian ties between Tajikistan and China, and will also contribute to the sustainable development of both regions.