On June 23, 2026, in Vienna, Austria, Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, met with Сiуong Zou, Deputy General Director and Executive Director of the Directorate for Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
During the meeting, the parties discussed current initiatives and technical cooperation in the areas of industry, artificial intelligence, industrial digitalization, and other issues.
In his speech, Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali noted that with the support and constructive and innovative initiatives of the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan has entered a new stage of development. He identified industrial development, industrial digitalization, artificial intelligence, and the green economy as the main areas of the country's economic development