Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Pakistan discuss prospects for cooperation

AKIPRESS.COM – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on October 20, the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan reported.

During the meeting, Sirojiddin Muhriddin expressed his appreciation to I. Dar for participating in the meeting and congratulated Pakistan on assuming the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The sides also discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan, as well as cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.

The interlocutors expressed their readiness to further strengthen bilateral ties, expand economic and trade cooperation, increase bilateral trade turnover and promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges.