Following a day of talks and negotiations on November 8, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Iranian counterpart Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi oversaw the signing of 19 cooperation documents in areas including visa policies, international transportation, drug control, free economic zones, long-term economic and trade cooperation, and research.
First, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi signed the Joint Communique, according to the Tajik president’s official website.
Then, the following documents were signed in the presence of the Heads of State:
– The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on exemption of visas for holders of foreign passports for citizens of both countries;
– The MoU on international transportation and transit through Chabahar port between the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Planning of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation between the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan and the National Disaster Management Organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic Islamic of Iran in the field of emergency management of natural and man-made character;
– The MoU between the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan and the Drug Control Headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation in the fight against illegal trafficking in narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors;
– The MoU on cooperation between the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Secretariat of the High Council of free commercial-industrial and special zones of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation in the field of free economic zones;
– The Plan for the implementation of the Cooperation Program for long-term economic and commercial development of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran for 2022-2030;
– The MoU on cooperation in the field of research, technology and innovation between the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan and Pardis Technological Park of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on postal cooperation between the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Pochtai Tojik and the National Postal Company of the Republic Islamic of Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation between the Service of Execution under the Government of Tajikistan and the Organization of Government Execution of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The Agreement on the establishment of sister-city relations between the city of Khujand, Sughd Province of the Republic of Tajikistan and the city of Yazd of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on scientific and technological cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation in the field of culture and arts between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
– The MoU on scientific and technological cooperation between the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and Scientific Body of Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation between the Committee of Television and Radio under the Government of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting;
– The MoU between the National Olympic Committee of Tajikistan and the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation between the National Library of Tajikistan and the National Library and Documents and Library Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
– The MoU on cooperation between SUE Smart City of the Executive body of State Authority of Dushanbe City and the Organization of Information and Communication Innovations of the Municipality of Mashhad;
– The MoU between the Railways of Tajikistan and the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation in the area of railway transport.
