After the completion of official meetings and negotiations between Tajikistan and Italy, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, yesterday witnessed the signing of seven cooperation agreements at Palazzo Chigi:
– A government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Italy on cooperation on security Matters;
– An operational memorandum on drugs between the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian Republic;
– A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Tourism of the Italian Republic;
– An executive program of the cultural, scientific and technological cooperation between the Governments of Tajikistan and Italy for 2024-2027;
– A MoU on cooperation between the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy in the field of sustainable development;
– A government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Italy on the exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports;
– A program of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy designed for 2024-2026.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and Italian Republic were established on May 15, 1992.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Italy is Jamoliddin Ubaidullo (with residence in Paris, date of presentation of credentials March 8, 2019).
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Tajikistan is Agostino Pinna (presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on February 18, 2021).
On May 21-22, 2007 the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, Senator Gianni Vernetti, visited Tajikistan. During this visit, he met with the leadership of the country.
On April 2, 2009 the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Senator Alfredo Mantika visited Tajikistan. During his visit, the government-to-government agreement Tajikistan and Italy on economic, industrial and technical cooperation and the Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy were signed.
On July 1, 2016, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received Mr. Pietro Salini, the head of Milan-based WeBuild (formerly Salini Impregilo), which has been contracted to implement the Roghun hydropower project.
On December 13, 2019, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Luigi Di Maio in Rome on the sidelines of the International Conference “Italy and Central Asia: Strengthening Mutual Understanding, Cooperation and Partnership.”
On September 4, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin received the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Luigi di Maio. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the main topics of the bilateral agenda and discussed upcoming political contacts.
On December 8, 2021, in Tashkent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in the Second Ministerial Conference “Italy – Central Asia” in the C5 + 1 format.
Over the past years, the strategic partnership between Tajikistan and Italy has reportedly been developing actively in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking. The Italian Republic was one of the major donors in the creation of the Agency for Drug Control under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (DCA).
