BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. Tajikistan and
Pakistan voiced readiness to strengthen bilateral ties, expand
trade and economic cooperation and increase trade turnover during
talks between Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in
Dushanbe on October 20, Tajikistan’s MFA said.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Council of Heads
of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member
states.
Sirojiddin Muhriddin thanked Ishaq Dar for taking part in the
session and congratulated Pakistan on assuming the SCO
chairmanship.
The ministers discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan
and Pakistan, their interaction within the SCO and other issues of
mutual interest.
They also expressed readiness to develop cultural exchanges and
contacts between the two peoples.
Pakistan took over the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council
of Heads of State for 2026-27 from Kyrgyzstan at a summit in
Bishkek that ended on September 1. It chose the theme "Turning
Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation, and Shared
Prosperity" and will host the next leaders’ summit in Islamabad in
August 2027.
Pakistan also chaired the SCO Council of Heads of Government in
October 2024, when prime ministers met in Islamabad. Tajikistan is
hosting the Council of Heads of Government meeting this year.
