On September 6, 2025, the 24th meeting of the Ministers of Economy and Trade of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Vladivostok, Russian Federation, in which the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin took part and spoke via videoconference.
At the beginning of his speech, Zavqizoda Z. A. expressed gratitude to the Government of the Russian Federation for organizing and holding this meeting and noted that thanks to the wise and far-sighted policy of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, as well as the efforts of the leaders of the SCO member states, a solid foundation for cooperation has been created today.
The importance of the SCO platform for expanding cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, industry, energy, transport and digitalization was also emphasized. It was noted that more than 70% of Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover is with the SCO member states.
Zavqizoda Z. A. emphasized the need to intensify the process of implementing the Action Plan for the Implementation of the SCO Economic Development Strategy until 2030, which was developed and adopted at the initiative of the Republic of Tajikistan. It was also proposed to pay more attention to the development of the digital economy, e-commerce, information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence and industrial cooperation. These proposals were received with approval by the participants of the event.
In continuation of the meeting, it was noted that in accordance with the established procedure, the next meeting of the ministers of economy and trade of the SCO member states will be held in 2026 in Dushanbe. Information on the date and organizational details will be provided through diplomatic channels.
At the end of the meeting, Zavqizoda Z. A. expressed the readiness of the Republic of Tajikistan to strengthen cooperation within the SCO and implement joint projects in priority areas.
