On Friday, May 5, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in Goa, India with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers.
According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of further expansion of multifaceted mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and India.
The parties reportedly expressed their readiness to further expand cooperation between the two countries in all areas, especially through the intensification of work of cooperation mechanisms such as political and consular consultations, the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, as well as other formats of interaction in the fields of security, energy, industry, agriculture, healthcare, and education.
They also exchanged views on regional issues and partnership within multilateral formats.
Relations between India and Tajikistan have been traditionally close and cardia. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on August 28, 1992, regular high-level visits between the two countries have further cemented the bilateral ties. Deep-rooted historical and cultural linkages have reportedly helped expand and widen the relationship to a new level.
