On July 20-21, as part of the state visit of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon to Mongolia, the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Tajikistan and Mongolia on Trade and Economic Issues, the Tajik-Mongolian Business Forum, and the Days of Tajik Culture in Mongolia were held in Ulaanbaatar.
On July 21, Rahmon met with the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
During the talks, the leaders discussed priority areas of cooperation in the fields of energy, construction and development of infrastructure, agriculture, including livestock breeding, and the export of high-quality and environmentally friendly Tajik fruits and vegetables to Mongolia.
It was proposed to establish Joint Working Groups in the energy and construction sectors and infrastructure development to promote the enhancement of mutually beneficial cooperation.
The processing industry, especially light and food industry, mining and processing of minerals were considered among the promising sectors of relations between the two countries.
The regular activities of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation were considered important for coordinating the complex of bilateral relations and attracting investment.
The further expansion of direct ties between higher education institutions, scientific and research and academic institutes, analytical centers and other sectoral institutions of the two countries was named as another area of cooperation.
In this context, the importance of further strengthening cooperation between the two sides within the framework of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries was particularly emphasized.
In a press statement following the talks with the President of Mongolia, Rahmon said that the talks focused on exploring new avenues and mechanisms for expanding trade and economic cooperation in promising areas such as manufacturing, particularly light and food industries, energy, construction, agriculture, including livestock farming, and a number of other real economic sectors.
He also emphasized the need to increase bilateral trade and expand its structure.
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