DUSHANBE, 01.09.2017. /NIAT “Khovar”/. On August 31, as part of the state visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to China, the Program of Cooperation between China and Tajikistan developed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China was signed.

The mentioned Program, as the Memorandum of Understanding on the joint promotion of the creation of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” signed in 2014 is the first such document concluded between China and countries supporting the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, and serves as a logical and legal continuation of the previously adopted documents on cooperation in the framework of the “Economic belt of the Silk Road” initiative. It defines principles and priorities for cooperation between Tajikistan and China within the framework of this initiative, as well as mechanisms for implementing cooperation between the two countries.

During the state visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the parties, welcoming the signing and practical realization of the Cooperation Program between the Republic of Tajikistan and the People’s Republic of China, agreed to continue comprehensive full-scale support and active participation in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. They also agreed on linking the “One Belt, One Road” initiative and the “National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030”, promoting interconnection and joint prosperity.