TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 26. Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan signed a package of bilateral documents following the
first meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, Trend reports via Uzbek
president's press service.
Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emomali Rahmon signed a joint
statement on deepening strategic partnership and allied
relations.
At the level of governments and ministries, the sides also
adopted a program to increase trade turnover and a program of
industrial cooperation, alongside agreements on the mutual use of
electronic systems for certification of origin of goods,
cooperation in healthcare, and coordination of radio frequency use
in border areas.
The package further included a protocol amending the agreement
on the establishment of the Uzbek-Tajik Investment Company, as well
as agreements on the use of the E-Permit system and scientific
cooperation between the academies of sciences.
In addition, the parties approved a number of sectoral plans and
roadmaps, including initiatives covering industry and innovation,
mining and new technologies, cultural cooperation, tourism, and the
agro-industrial sector for the coming years.
Memorandas were also signed to expand cooperation in innovation,
public service, finance, education, and the enforcement of judicial
acts.
