DUSHANBE, 02.07.2024 (NIAT Khovar) – Following the top-level meetings and negotiations between Tajikistan and Pakistan, a ceremony of signing the new documents of cooperation was held, during which 9 important documents were signed in the presence and with the participation of the Leader of the Nation and the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, signed a Joint Statement between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a result of the official visit of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Tajikistan and the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Then, the following documents were signed:

— Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for 2025-2026;

— Protocol of intentions for cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the expansion of cooperation in the export and import of goods and industrial products;

— Agreement on scientific cooperation between the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and the Academy of Sciences of Pakistan;

— Roadmap between the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Tourism Development Corporation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

— Additional Memorandum of Understanding between the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Civil Aviation Administration of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on air services;

— Memorandum of Understanding between the National University of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) and the University of Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan);

— Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between Tajikistan Cricket Federation and Pakistan Cricket Council.

After the ceremony of signing the documents, Honorable Emomali Rahmon and Honorable Shehbaz Sharif held a press conference, at which they assessed as positive and fruitful the results of the meetings and negotiations between Tajikistan and Pakistan.