DUSHANBE, 25.05.2022 (NIAT Khovar) – Yesterday, the head of the Foreign Economic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Dilshod Sharifi and a delegation from St. Petersburg discussed the priority projects for the development of trade and economic cooperation.

Sharifi noted that Russia is the main trade and economic partner of Tajikistan.

He noted that for the first four months of 2022, the volume of mutual foreign trade turnover between Tajikistan and Russia amounted to $476.5 million, which is an increase of 49% compared to the same period in 2021.

The meeting also focused on the creation of joint industrial enterprises and technological parks in the territory of the free economic zones of Tajikistan, export of fruits and vegetables using green corridors, as well as the creation of wholesale distribution centers in Tajikistan.

The parties also expressed their readiness to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation.