BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan signed a two-year cooperation program aimed at
strengthening collaboration in public finance, budget management
and economic policy during talks between senior government
officials.
This was reflected in the statement published by the Ministry of
Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan following the 2026 Constituency
Meeting, held in Tashkent on June 29-30.
Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance
Jamshid Kuchkarov met with Tajik Finance Minister Faiziddin
Qahhorzoda to discuss expanding bilateral financial and economic
cooperation. The meeting was also attended by Tajikistan's
Ambassador to Uzbekistan Nasriddin Ismatullo, Uzbek Deputy Economy
and Finance Minister Otabek Fozilkarimov, Minister's Advisor Jasur
Karshibayev, and other officials.
According to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance, the
sides reviewed ways to strengthen cooperation in public finance
management, improve the efficiency of budget processes, and expand
institutional exchanges between the two countries.
The ministers also discussed cooperation on projects supported
by international financial institutions, regional economic
stability, and measures to deepen trade and economic relations.
"The sincere and constructive dialogue, good-neighborly
relations, and mutual trust between the presidents of Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan are taking socioeconomic cooperation between our
countries to a new level and creating a solid foundation for
expanding practical cooperation in the financial sector," the
ministry quoted the participants as saying.
The sides also stressed the importance of exchanging expertise
in public finance management, social sector development and other
areas of economic governance through closer institutional
cooperation.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the two ministries signed a
Cooperation Program for 2026–2027, outlining a framework for
continued collaboration in finance and economic policy.
"We are ready to further strengthen financial dialogue, expand
practical cooperation, and implement joint initiatives that
contribute to the sustainable economic development of both
countries," the participants said, according to the ministry's
statement.
