Iran Press/ Commentary: The foreign ministers of energy, economy and trade, water resources, chairmen of the Tourism Development and Environment Committees and the Attorney General will accompany Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.
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Bilateral talks between the presidents of Iran and Tajikistan and the signing of several Cooperation Documents in the economic, scientific, political and cultural fields have been announced as part of Emomali Rahmon 's two-day visit to Tehran.
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, had invited the President of Tajikistan to visit Iran on May 1 by telephone.
Convergence in Iran-Tajikistan relations has strengthened in the last two years; the visit of the President of Iran to Tajikistan in September 2021 marked a new chapter in the comprehensive cooperation between Tehran and Dushanbe, during which eight cooperation documents in various fields were signed between the two countries.
Continuing unrest in some parts of West Asia, the US withdrawal from the region, as well as the Ukraine war, have increased the need for regional countries to converge to counter the threats as well as to create economic opportunities.
The Iranian administration is also trying to reduce tensions and differences, as well as strengthening convergence in the region, by emphasizing the priorities of the region and Muslim countries and increasing interactions and trade relations with these countries.
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The Iranian and Tajik authorities are in constant contact for bilateral relations and regional issues, and have so far signed two security agreements in addition to economic treaties and memoranda; during the recent visit of Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri to Tajikistan, the Ababil 2 Iranian UAV production plant was inaugurated in Dushanbe with the aim of developing joint defense and military cooperation.
The two countries also cooperate well in the framework of regional organizations such as the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and support each other's positions in these organizations; A recent example is Tajikistan's support for Iran's application for membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which led to the approval of this application and the start of the membership process at the 21st Shanghai Summit in September 2021 in Dushanbe.
Tajikistan is economically a country with the potential to become a major economic partner of Iran in Central Asia, which can access open waters through Iran's southern ports. Statistics also show a significant jump in trade relations between the two countries; In the year 1400 (2021), more than 139 thousand tons of non-oil goods worth 131 million dollars were exchanged between Iran and Tajikistan, which shows a growth of 489% in weight and 463% in value compared to the previous year.
Iran and Tajikistan also have high potential for cooperation in oil, dam, food, metal, and tourism projects, and Iranian companies in Tajikistan's strategic plans, including the Roghun Dam and Power Plant, Esteghlal Tunnel, Dushanbe Water Treatment Plant, and several other projects have been appeared active.
Obviously, the official visits of the Presidents and other high-ranking officials of Iran and Tajikistan in recent years and the signing of dozens of documents in the political, economic and defense fields show the serious efforts of the two sides to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields; the long-standing cultural, religious and historical ties and ties between Iran and Tajikistan have also provided a good platform for the development and deepening of relations, which can be broadened by the visit of the President of Tajikistan to Iran.
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