On 24 September 2026, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of economic development and trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, Nasriddinzoda Rukhshona Hikmatullo, and the Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, Li Ningping.
During the meeting, the parties highly assessed the rapid development of trade and economic relations between Tajikistan and China, in particular the role of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in mutual trade, and discussed issues of upgrading transport infrastructure, developing logistics centres, e-commerce, and expanding cooperation within the framework of the "Central Asia – China" format.
At the same time, within the framework of the meeting, special attention was paid to attracting Chinese investment for the establishment of joint industrial enterprises in the field of processing green and critical minerals, in particular the development of a production chain from the processing of raw materials to the production of finished products.
The parties expressed their readiness to continue practical cooperation with the aim of further increasing the volume of mutual trade and expanding investment cooperation.
