DUSHANBE, 04.02.2023 (NIAT Khovar) – Issues of expanding Tajik-Russian bilateral economic cooperation were discussed yesterday by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavki Zavkizoda and Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov.

Zavkizoda noted that Russia is the largest main trading partner of Tajikistan and for the last ten years has been ranked first in the structure of foreign trade turnover. Thus, in 2022, the foreign trade turnover between the countries amounted to more than $1.6 billion and increased by $321 million or 23.7 percent compared to 2021.

The parties discussed the issues of attracting investments from Russia, creating joint industrial enterprises, including in the free economic zones of Tajikistan, comprehensive preparation for the upcoming visit of the Russian Prime Minister and the Tajik-Russian High-Level Investment Forum, strengthening interregional cooperation, including holding the ninth conferences on interregional, as well as other issues of mutual interest.

The parties also expressed their readiness to take measures to increase and diversify the export of Tajik products to Russia.