On August 25, high-level meetings and negotiations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan took place in Astana.
The discussion of the issues of friendship and partnership between the two countries began at a tete-a-tete meeting of the heads of state, the Founder of Peace and National Unity – the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, dear Emomali Rahmon and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dear Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and continued in an expanded format with the participation of delegations of the two states.
The President of the country, dear Emomali Rahmon, first thanked the Kazakh side for the sincere reception, attention and support in holding the Days of Culture of Tajikistan in Kazakhstan and the Exhibition-Fair of agricultural and industrial products of Tajikistan in the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent.
They expressed confidence that these events, which are held under the sign of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the states, will become another example of the steady development of strategic partnership and alliance between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
It should be noted that the multifaceted relations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, having a solid foundation of historical traditions, in recent years have gained momentum of intensive development in all areas of mutual interests in the spirit of mutual understanding, respect and mutual trust.
During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation.
In particular, attention was paid to the activities of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, as well as trade turnover between the two countries, the volume of which reached almost $600 million in just six months of this year.
The Head of our state noted that Kazakhstan today occupies a leading position in the general system of foreign economic relations of Tajikistan.
Confidence was expressed that the parties will be able to achieve annual bilateral trade figures of up to $2 billion in the near future.
Along with the trade sector, the parties during the meeting expressed interest in developing cooperation in the fields of product processing, mining and light industry, transport and transit communications, energy, agro-industrial complex and other sectors of the economy.
It was stressed that the relations between the parties continue to actively develop in various cultural and humanitarian areas, including in the field of education, science, culture and sports.
It was considered necessary to develop ties between intellectuals, cultural figures, literature, art and cultural and humanitarian institutions.
During the conversation, the two countries discussed cooperation in the field of security at the bilateral level and within the framework of international and regional organizations.
In this context, the Parties also exchanged views on the issues of climate change, on the growing threats and dangers of terrorism, extremism, radicalism, cross-border organized crime, including drug trafficking and cybercrime.
During the meeting, the parties also had a useful conversation on topics of international and regional agenda of mutual interest.
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