Armenia, Tajikistan intend to develop trade and economic relations - Nalbandian
04.07.2016,
12:24
Armenia and Tajikistan intend to develop trade and economic relations as well as ties between their lawmakers, especially within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Saturday in Yerevan at a joint briefing with his Tajik counterpart Sirodjidin Aslov, who came to Armenia for an official visit.
YEREVAN, July 4. /ARKA/. Armenia and Tajikistan intend to develop trade and economic relations as well as ties between their lawmakers, especially within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Saturday in Yerevan at a joint briefing with his Tajik counterpart Sirodjidin Aslov, who came to Armenia for an official visit.
Nalbandian express gratitude to our Tajik partners for support to the implementation of priorities of the Armenian Chairmanship in the CSTO.
The Armenian foreign minister also said that his colleague and he have discussed in details the preparatory works of forthcoming visit of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to Armenia and issues on the expansion of cooperation between Armenia and Tajikistan in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
He said they have also exchanged thoughts on the development of cooperation in political, economic, cultural and educational fields, as well as the possibilities of implementing mutually beneficial projects.
“We attached importance to the holding of regular consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries, the enhancement of cooperation within international organizations and the expansion of legal framework,” Nalbandian said. “In this regard, we highly value today’s signing of 2016-2018 Program of Consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries.”
Nalbandian reminded that arrangement on undertaking practical steps to give a new dynamics and substance to bilateral relations was reached during the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Tajikistan, Serzh Sargsyan and Emomali Rahmon, respectively, on September 14, 2015, in Dushanbe.
“Hence, within this context we value Mr. Aslov’s visit – the first visit of the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan to Armenia, as well as the recent accreditation of the first Ambassador of Tajikistan to Armenia,” he said.
In his words, the Armenia-Tajikistan Inter-Governmental Committee operates since 2004, and the issue of intensifying the Committee’s activity was also on the agenda of the meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers.
“We expect the next session of the Committee to be held in the near future,” he said.
Aslov, on his side, said that the sides are unanimous in thinking that resumption of the Armenia-
Tajikistan Inter-Governmental Committee’s activity is necessary.
They also find it necessary to build up humanitarian contacts and cooperation in culture and education areas.
Aslov said Tajik scientists are interested in cooperation with Armenia’s Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.
He said that Tajik universities would like to establish direct ties with Armenia’s universities.
“Our proposals were upheld by the Armenian side,” he said. ---0----
Nalbandian express gratitude to our Tajik partners for support to the implementation of priorities of the Armenian Chairmanship in the CSTO.
The Armenian foreign minister also said that his colleague and he have discussed in details the preparatory works of forthcoming visit of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to Armenia and issues on the expansion of cooperation between Armenia and Tajikistan in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
He said they have also exchanged thoughts on the development of cooperation in political, economic, cultural and educational fields, as well as the possibilities of implementing mutually beneficial projects.
“We attached importance to the holding of regular consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries, the enhancement of cooperation within international organizations and the expansion of legal framework,” Nalbandian said. “In this regard, we highly value today’s signing of 2016-2018 Program of Consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries.”
Nalbandian reminded that arrangement on undertaking practical steps to give a new dynamics and substance to bilateral relations was reached during the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Tajikistan, Serzh Sargsyan and Emomali Rahmon, respectively, on September 14, 2015, in Dushanbe.
“Hence, within this context we value Mr. Aslov’s visit – the first visit of the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan to Armenia, as well as the recent accreditation of the first Ambassador of Tajikistan to Armenia,” he said.
In his words, the Armenia-Tajikistan Inter-Governmental Committee operates since 2004, and the issue of intensifying the Committee’s activity was also on the agenda of the meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers.
“We expect the next session of the Committee to be held in the near future,” he said.
Aslov, on his side, said that the sides are unanimous in thinking that resumption of the Armenia-
Tajikistan Inter-Governmental Committee’s activity is necessary.
They also find it necessary to build up humanitarian contacts and cooperation in culture and education areas.
Aslov said Tajik scientists are interested in cooperation with Armenia’s Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.
He said that Tajik universities would like to establish direct ties with Armenia’s universities.
“Our proposals were upheld by the Armenian side,” he said. ---0----
