BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan have agreed to establish a joint expert council aimed at
strengthening analytical and policy-oriented cooperation between
the two nations, Trend reports via the Uzbek Institute for Strategic
and Interregional Studies.
The agreement was formalized through the signing of a memorandum
between Uzbekistan’s Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies
(ISRS) and the Center for Strategic Research under the President of
Tajikistan. The memorandum was signed during a meeting between ISRS
Director Eldor Aripov and First Deputy Director of the Tajik
center, Oraz Murtazozoda, on the sidelines of the second session of
the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity between Central and South
Asia.
According to the parties, the newly established Uzbek-Tajik
Expert Council is designed to elevate cooperation between the two
analytical institutions to a more structured, sustainable, and
institutionalized framework.
The council is intended to function as a permanent platform for
the development of practical recommendations aimed at further
consolidating the allied relations between Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan. Its activities are expected to involve representatives
from government agencies, research institutions, universities, and
business communities from both countries.
Under the terms of the memorandum, the two institutions will
regularly exchange research and analytical publications, provide
mutual information support, organize conferences, roundtable
discussions, and expert consultations, and conduct joint research
projects on issues of shared interest.
The initiative reflects the growing strategic partnership
between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and efforts by both countries to
expand cooperation through expert dialogue and policy-oriented
research.
