Turkmen-Tajik political consultations held in Dushanbe

On November 26, 2015 in Dushanbe, in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, was held regular political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan at the level of the deputy ministers.

The agenda of the consultations included issues of further strengthening of the Turkmen-Tajik intergovernmental dialogue in the fields of political, trade-economic, transport and communications cooperation as well as in the fields of education and science, health, culture and the arts.

The parties highlighted the efforts of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to build good relations.

The sides noted the importance of political consultations, which promotes the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation.

The two sides also discussed the current state and prospects of trade and economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. It was stressed the special role of the Joint Turkmen-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation. Issues of increasing the level of trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan have also been discussed.