300% growth of economic exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan / Iran is building a hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan

According to the economic reporter of Fars News Agency, the 15th joint commission for economic cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan, headed by the Minister of Energy of Iran and the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, started working this morning.

This meeting has started by emphasizing the importance of maintaining and promoting relations and mutual cooperation in order to strengthen relations and expand cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, hosted by the Ministry of Energy and chaired by Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Delir Juma, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan.

On the first day of the joint commission for economic cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, the delegation visited Tovanir Company, Tehran Water Monitoring and Control Center, as well as the Water Quality Testing Laboratory, meetings were held with the presence of the trade union, the federation and the private sector, and the two sides in an atmosphere Friendly, ways of expanding economic, commercial, technical, scientific, cultural cooperation and formation of committees and working groups, follow-up of agreements and development of cooperation are investigated.

* 300% growth of economic exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan

In this regard, Ali Akbar Mehrabian said in a short speech at the opening of the 15th session of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan: The level of economic exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan in 2022 has grown by 300 percent compared to the previous year, and we hope that in the shadow of this bilateral cooperation May the growth continue in the coming months and years.

Pointing out that the level of economic exchanges between the two countries had a higher growth in 2013, which has decreased in the following years, he said: This year, we are witnessing the growth of exchanges, which is expected to continue, and for the continuation of this growth, delegations The economy between the two countries should become more active.

He considered the prominent point of the 15th summit to be the presence of a delegation of the highest-ranking officials of the two countries, who are from different sectors of water, energy and culture.

The Minister of Energy expressed his hope to reach important agreements at the end of the meeting and emphasized: the private sectors of both sides can help in the development of relations and during this meeting, documents will be signed between the two parties that will become a road map for the development of relations between them.

*Signing of 17 cooperation documents in the cultural field

It should be noted that Delir Juma, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan and the head of the Joint Economic Commission of the two countries, pointed out that a constructive cooperation between the two countries has begun and said: These cooperations are in the form of holding exhibitions and also investing in the sectors Various industrial and other cases have been implemented.

This official emphasized: The relations between the two countries are not only in the economic sector, but also in the cultural and historical fields, and 17 documents have been signed in this direction.

Iran is building a hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan

On the sidelines of this meeting, the Minister of Energy said to reporters: Holding this meeting is a good introduction to the establishment and development of political, diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between the two countries of Iran and Tajikistan.

The Minister of Energy emphasized: Iran is one of the first countries that officially recognized the independence of the Republic of Tajikistan in 1991 and established its embassy in the beautiful city of Dushanbe. In this context, we can mention the cultural, historical and linguistic background and commonalities of these two countries; Each of these commonalities has provided the basis for the development and expansion of relations and cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan during the years of independence of these two countries.

The Iranian head of the joint commission for economic cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, referring to the effort and focus of the 13th government to develop relations with neighboring countries, added: With the efficiency of the 13th government and the policy of this government to develop and expand interactions with neighboring countries, we witnessed that Tajikistan was the first country visited by Ayatollah Raisi, the President of Iran.

He clarified: Following the holding of bilateral meetings with the President of Iran, 8 cooperation documents were signed between the two countries. In this regard, the president of the 3rd government attended the Shanghai Summit in Dushanbe, which was accompanied by good achievements, especially for Iran.

Stating that 14 joint commissions have been held between the two countries of Iran and Tajikistan, Mehrabian continued: Among the latest cooperation documents signed between the two sides, we can mention the signing of 17 cooperation documents during the visit of His Excellency Rahman, the President of Tajikistan to Tehran, which is very It is important; The visit of the presidents of the two countries is a clear symbol of the maximum political desire of both sides to expand bilateral relations.

The Minister of Energy, while expressing his satisfaction with the implementation of a significant part of the cooperation documents, stated: It seems necessary and necessary that the authorities of the two countries of Iran and Tajikistan follow up on the implementation of some documents, especially in the fields of education, culture and economy. Be diligent.

Mehrabian reminded: Our targets in the first year of the 13th government have progressed according to the plan, and during this one year, we have witnessed a tripling of relations and cooperation between the parties, the targets for the future are 500 million dollars, and we hope to see an increase in the volume of relations in the next two years. to be

He mentioned the most important cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy and technical and engineering and added: in this field, the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan is planned and the maximum use of the potential of Iranian companies in this field has been taken into consideration. We are cooperating with Iranian companies to build Raghun hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan.

The Minister of Energy stated: Tajikistan is in a favorable condition due to its water resources, therefore the production of electricity from water and the construction of hydroelectric power plants in this country have been given attention. and it is planned to produce 10 thousand megawatts of electricity in this way.

The Iranian head of the joint commission for economic cooperation of the two countries, referring to the main features of this period of the summit between the two countries of Iran and Tajikistan, added: In this period, the highest-ranking Iranian and Tajik delegations are present for the development and strengthening of relations, and in the joint commissions with issues such as energy, Water, technology, tourism, foreign investment, health, treatment, transportation, railway, industry, bank, insurance, etc. participate, after holding this meeting, joint committees and working groups are formed to achieve valuable results.

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