BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 20. Tajik Prime
Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed regional energy projects and
ways to expand trade and transport links during a meeting in
Dushanbe on October 20, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade said.
Dar arrived in Tajikistan to attend a meeting of the Council of
Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO).
The officials reviewed bilateral relations and prospects for
further cooperation, identifying trade, investment, energy,
transport and logistics as key areas.
They emphasized the need to increase bilateral trade, attract
more investment and establish joint ventures. They also discussed
developing a long-term program for trade and economic
cooperation.
The talks also covered cultural, educational, scientific and
tourism ties, as well as efforts to counter terrorism, extremism
and other security threats.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continued political
dialogue and closer bilateral relations.
The ministry did not disclose current trade figures or specify
which energy projects were discussed.
Rasulzoda and Dar last met on the sidelines of the SCO Council
of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow in November 2025. At the
time, Dar congratulated Rasulzoda on Tajikistan’s assumption of the
chairmanship of the next Council meeting and identified
connectivity, energy, transport and logistics as Pakistan’s
priorities for cooperation within the SCO.
Pakistan chaired the Council in 2024, when the meeting was held
in Islamabad in October.
