At the Palace of the Nation, issues of cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were discussed at a meeting of the heads of state in a narrow format and with the participation of official delegations, the press service of the head of state reports.
The country's President Emomali Rahmon welcomed a high-ranking guest, Sadyr Japarov, and his accompanying delegation to Tajikistan.
The meeting discussed a wide range of issues of major interest, including the expansion of cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The heads of the two states expressed satisfaction with the completion of the delimitation of the state border between the two countries, emphasizing that demarcation work is also being carried out by agreement of the parties.
Strengthening and expanding parliamentary ties was identified as the most important tool for developing bilateral cooperation.
It was recognized as necessary to strengthen economic cooperation and expand ties at the regional level, including between border regions.
One of the priority areas for the growth of mutual investments was recognized as the implementation of joint projects in the fields of agriculture, light and food industries. It was proposed to expand cooperation in the direction of export and import of agricultural products and food products.
The parties expressed interest in investments in the territory of free economic zones, development of logistics and industrial zones and expansion of partnerships in the field of information systems development.
Much attention was paid to strengthening cooperation in promising energy sectors, expanding transit and transport highways and increasing the number of flights.
The Tajik side expressed its readiness to develop cooperation in the field of healthcare, ties between research, medical and health, and health resort institutions.
The holding of festivals, exhibitions and other cultural events was named as an important factor in strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties between peoples.
The focus was on the fight against terrorism, extremism, religious radicalism, drug trafficking, cybercrime and other manifestations of transnational organized crime.
The establishment of close cooperation in addressing climate change, mitigating the effects of global warming and preserving glaciers was also discussed.
A fruitful discussion took place on cooperation between countries within the framework of international organizations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other international and regional structures.