DUSHANBE, 19.04.2021 (NIAT Khovar) – Today, Tajikistan and the Netherlands held the second round of ministerial political consultations via videoconference.

The consultations focused on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Netherlands in the field of politics, economics, environment, education, tourism, water, energy, as well as combating extremism and terrorism.

A fruitful exchange of views also took place regarding the fight against COVID-19.

The parties also considered collaboration within the framework of international and regional organizations.

In this context, the parties expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation in the framework of the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028’ and reiterated their readiness to continue joint work on the successful organization of the UN Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development, 2018- 2028’, which is scheduled for March 22-24, 2023 in New York.