DUSHANBE, 07.01.2022 (NIAT Khovar) – Today, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farhod Salim received copies of the credentials of the first Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Tajikistan Kwon Dong Seok.

The parties exchanged views on the current state of bilateral relations, prospects for cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.

They also expressed their interest in developing mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economy, education, and other fields.

Salim congratulated Seok on his appointment and wished him success in his diplomatic activities in Tajikistan.

Diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and Korea were established on April 27, 1992.

The Embassy of Tajikistan in Seoul has been open since April 2015 and the Embassy of Korea in Dushanbe was established in June 2002. The current Ambassador of Tajikistan to Korea is Yusuf Sharifzoda.

Previously, the Korean diplomatic mission in Dushanbe carried out its activities at the level of Charge d’Affaires.

Seok will become the first Korean Ambassador to Tajikistan.