Belarus, Tajikistan sign cooperation roadmap, other key documents

A package of documents was signed following official talks between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, BelTA has learned.

The parties signed intergovernmental cooperation agreements in the youth policy and trade. A cooperation roadmap for 2022-2026 was also approved.

A agreement on cooperation in combating corruption was signed by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus and the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption of Tajikistan.

The Sports and Tourism Ministry of Belarus and the Committee of Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan agreed to promote cooperation in the field of tourism. A cooperation agreement was also signed by the National Center for Marketing and Price Study of Belarus and the Export Agency under the Government of Tajikistan.

In addition, the two countries approved the regulation on the joint commission for cooperation in the defense industry and the action plan to promote trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation between the Minsk City Council and the Executive Body of the State of Dushanbe for 2023-2024.

Mogilev Oblast established sister city relations with Spitamen District of Sughd Region of Tajikistan. The National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus signed documents on personnel training in the field of virology, microbiology, molecular biology, epidemiology, biotechnology and pharmacology.

A package of documents was also signed during the Tajikistan-Belarus business forum. Belarusian enterprises signed contracts worth over $46 million. In addition to that, arrangements estimated at $2 million were reached during online negotiations.