DUSHANBE, 02.02.2018. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov, as part of his official visit in the Republic of Tajikistan, met today, February 2 with the Chairman of the Majlisi namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan Shukurjon Zuhurov. NIAT “Khovar” has been reported by Majlisi namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan.

During the meeting, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov highly assessed the position of Tajikistan in foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan and noted that Kyrgyzstan wants to expand and deepen its relations with Tajikistan in all areas.

Also, Sooronbay Jeenbekov assessed fruitful the results of his visit to Tajikistan and his meetings and talks with the high-ranking officials of Tajikistan, and called it important for his nation and country.

The Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament of Tajikistan stated that the cooperation between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is currently based on fruitful cooperation. In the context of global economic crisis and unsustainable international situation, the strengthening and expanding trade and economic cooperation between the two states is one of the important themes for both sides.

Shukurjon Zuhurov also stressed that the inter-parliamentary relations is an important aspect of bilateral cooperation.

Tajikistan’s Parliament also pays a special attention to the development and expansion of the comprehensive cooperation with the Kyrgyz Republic. “We need to raise the inter-parliamentary cooperation of our states to a qualitatively new level. To reach this goal, there has been established the Friendship Inter-parliamentary Group for Cooperation between Majlisi namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Parliament of Tajikistan, which is chaired by deputy – an ethnic Kyrgyz Olimjon Safarov”, – said Sh. Zuhurov.