The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 14th Innoprom International Industrial Exhibition.
Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda
Mikhail Mishustin with Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda
Mikhail Mishustin’s conversation with Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda
Excerpts from the transcript:
Mikhail Mishustin: Mr Rasulzode, once again, welcome. We are delighted to see you.
This is the first time Tajikistan takes part in Innoprom at the such a level, the level of the head of government. We are glad to cooperate and expand our cultural, humanitarian, economic, industrial, and collaborative ties.
And, of course, I would like to use this occasion to ask you to convey best wishes to President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon from President of Russia Vladimir Putin and from me.
Our governments promptly follow up on the decisions of our countries’ heads of state, focusing on practical cooperation and promotion of joint projects in various spheres such as industry, energy, transport, agriculture, and tourism.
Our trade and economic cooperation is developing intensely. Last year, mutual trade grew by 11.5 percent and amounted to over 45 billion roubles.
It is for our leaders to decide whether it is a large number, but I believe that this is not enough considering the projects and opportunities our countries have.
The intergovernmental commission co-chaired by Marat Khusnullin is working on almost all the issues. Thank you, Mr Rasulzoda, for becoming its co-chair, too.
We find our cooperation to be of great importance and will be happy to discuss our bilateral relations.
You have the floor.
Kokhir Rasulzosa: Thank you, Mr Mishustin.
First, I would like to thank you for our meeting today. We have also taken part in the Innoprom exhibition. It is very impressive. Thank you for inviting us and warmly welcoming our delegation.
Our relations are developing dynamically. Today, we address almost all the tasks set by state leaders at the level of the intergovernmental commission.
There are some issues I would like to discuss with you today.
As you have noted, our trade grew by 11 percent. I believe this year it will grow even more. But this is still not enough. There are many opportunities to increase our trade, especially considering the tasks set before us by the leaders of our states.
