On May 31, 2025, an official meeting took place in Dushanbe between the delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan, headed by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin, and a high-level delegation from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, led by the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Xinjiang and Secretary of Urumqi, the Honorable Mr. Zhang Ru.
The delegation included representatives of government bodies of the autonomous region and the city of Urumqi, specialists in foreign affairs, trade, and industry, as well as executives from well-known companies operating in the fields of artificial intelligence, minerals, green energy, ore processing, textile and chemical industries, environmental protection, digital services, and international trade.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed prospects for strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in priority areas such as industry, energy, digital technologies, infrastructure, and logistics.
Zavqizoda Z. A. emphasized that thanks to the wise leadership of the heads of both states — the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, and the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping — the strategic partnership between the two countries has reached a qualitatively new level, with Xinjiang playing a key role as a border region and bridge between Tajikistan and China.
The Minister presented Tajikistan’s wide range of investment and trade opportunities and called for the implementation of joint investment projects with the involvement of Chinese technology and capital in priority sectors such as the textile industry, green energy, metallurgy, digitalization, artificial intelligence, IT parks, logistics centers, pharmaceuticals, tourism, as well as the modernization of the “Kulma-Karasu” border crossing point.
Mr. Zhang Ru highly appreciated the pace of development in Tajikistan’s green economy, industrial sector, and export capacity, and emphasized that the Xinjiang region is ready to elevate cooperation with Tajikistan to a new level within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and other regional cooperation mechanisms.
During the meeting, representatives of the Chinese private sector presented specific proposals for joint project implementation, investment in processing and new technology deployment, facilitation of cross-border trade, and the development of logistics.
As a result of the meeting, the parties agreed to intensify cooperation through relevant government bodies and the private sector in order to implement the agreements reached and advance strategic projects.
