DUSHANBE, October 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov is currently in Luxembourg to attend the fourth meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and Tajikistan that is being held there today.
According to the Tajik MFA information department, Aslov is expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings with senior representatives of the European Union in Luxembourg on the sidelines of the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council meeting.
EU-Tajikistan relations are governed by the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement which came into force on 1 January 2010. It provides a comprehensive and ambitious framework for joint EU-Tajikistan work, in all key areas of reform.
The previous third meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and Tajikistan was held on October 1, 2013. The Cooperation Council reaffirmed the commitment of both parties to strengthen relations in a number of cooperation areas and took stock of the progress made since the second meeting of EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council that took place in February 2012. The Cooperation Council reiterated the importance of a comprehensive implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia both on a regional and national basis and welcomed Tajikistan’s active engagement in the EU regional initiatives for Central Asia.
The Cooperation Council between the European Union and Tajikistan held its first meeting in Brussels on December 13, 2010.
