Iran, Tajikistan Vow to Expand Economic Ties

Tajikistan’s Finance Minister Qahhorzoda Faiziddin Sattor in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Dushanbe Taqi Saberi called for the development of mutual cooperation in different fields.

“Given the technical and export capacities of the Iranian companies in many areas, Tajikistan is ready to participate in construction of joint factories,” Sattor said during the meeting.

The Tajik finance minister, meantime, called for increased investment by Iranian businessmen and investors in his country’s projects.

The Iranian ambassador, for his part, emphasized the need to increase the volume of economic exchanges between the two countries.

Saberi said that Iran is also ready to cooperate with Tajikistan in all fields and help implement joint projects.

In a relevant development earlier this month, Saberi and Tajik Minister of Agriculture Ezzatollah Sattari in a meeting vowed to spare no efforts for expanding agricultural cooperation between the two countries.

During the meeting, Sattari referred to the lingual, cultural, historical and religious commonalities between the two nations and underlined the need to further develop relations between the two countries while outlining his country’s achievements in providing food and increasing agricultural products.

Referring to recent positive developments in Iran-Tajikistan relations, Saberi stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has made significant achievements in different aspects of agriculture such as production and development of agricultural machinery, supply and modification of seed crops, watershed expansion and soil conservation, increase its coefficient of self-reliance on key strategic products and the development of aquaculture and sea and poultry farming.

The Iranian ambassador to Tajikistan noted the development of orchards, the development and processing of medicinal plants, irrigation and drainage networks and new irrigation systems, the expansion of information and communication infrastructures, and the increase of complementary and conversion industries in the agricultural sector among other achievements of Iran in agriculture.

Saberi stated that given the abundant water and suitable cultivation lands in Tajikistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to cooperate in all areas of agriculture with the Republic of Tajikistan.

Sattari welcomed Iranian ambassador's suggestions, saying, "We are ready to cooperate and make use of Iran's experiences in the agricultural sector."