Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev arrives on a working visit to Tajikistan. The Head of State will
participate in the fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central
Asia and the meeting of the Council of Heads of States-founders of the
International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS). It is worth noting that Tajik
President Emomali Rahmon was on a working visit to Astana in August.
Kazakhstan strengthens trade ties with
Tajikistan
The mutual trade turnover between the two states
exceeded $557 million in the first six months of this year. It bears
noting that Kazakhstan is among the top three largest trade partners of
Tajikistan. According to the Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration, exports
of domestic goods to Tajikistan, including wheat, sunflower oil, non-alloyed
steel products, oil products and others, increased by nearly seven percent and
reached over $387 million. Recently, Kazakh business people participated in a
trade and economic mission in Dushanbe. Following business meetings, local
entrepreneurs signed contracts worth $82 million.