On 16 July 2026, on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), Khurshed Mirzo, Director of the Agency of Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, held a meeting with Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Head of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The meeting took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where the parties discussed opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of the digital economy, innovation, the adoption of advanced technologies, and human capital development.
Particular emphasis was placed on expanding cooperation in digital skills development, artificial intelligence (AI) education, technology entrepreneurship, startup ecosystem development, exchange of best practices, and the implementation of joint educational and youth-oriented capacity-building programmes.
At the conclusion of the meeting, both sides reaffirmed that enhanced cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in innovation and digital technologies would create new opportunities for the sustainable development of the digital economy, strengthen youth capacities, and facilitate the implementation of joint technology-driven initiatives.
