DUSHANBE, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, here, yesterday, to seek closer cooperation in various areas between the two countries.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Tajikistan have always respected, trusted and supported each other, while Tajikistan has always supported major initiatives raised by China at the earliest date, he noted.
Rahmon expressed the hope that the two sides, by taking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Tajikistan-China diplomatic relations this year as an opportunity, will carry forward their fine tradition of good-neighbourliness and friendship, and continuously strengthen strategic communication, so as to lift their comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.
Rahmon thanked China for providing Tajikistan with a new batch of vaccines and always lending a helping hand when Tajikistan is in need, and vigorously supporting Tajikistan in improving infrastructure and raising people’s living standards for years.
China has become one of Tajikistan’s biggest economic, trading and investment partners, and bilateral cooperation in various fields has been accelerated, the president said, expressing the hope that Tajikistan and China will successfully hold economic and trade cooperation commission meetings, increase the scale of bilateral trade, accelerate the implementation of key cooperation projects, in the fields of connectivity, production capacity and energy, among others, to expand cooperation in mining and agriculture, and to enhance cooperation in emerging areas, such as, digital economy, e-governance and artificial intelligence, to facilitate Chinese investment in Tajikistan.
Wang conveyed Xi’s cordial greetings to Rahmon, saying, the guidance of the heads of state is the political advantage and the greatest guarantee for stable and far-reaching bilateral relations and mutual understanding and respect; mutual trust and support are the fine traditions both countries observe.
The China-Tajikistan relations have continuously achieved continuous development and have reached a historic high, he said.
The two heads of state announced that China and Tajikistan would jointly build a development community and a security community, which reflects the unique position and strategic value of bilateral relations, Wang said.
During his visit to Tajikistan, Wang and Tajik Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin held talks, signed documents on cooperation between the two foreign ministries, and attended the inauguration ceremony of a Luban Workshop facility and the handover ceremony of COVID-19 vaccines to Tajikistan.– NNN-XINHUA
