The emphasis was placed on preparations for the anniversary SCO summit and a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.
On July 19, Dushanbe initiated a telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and RF Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. The parties discussed the schedule of upcoming contacts, the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan reported on July 20 by.
The interlocutors addressed a wide range of issues related to further interstate cooperation. Particular attention was paid to bilateral cooperation in politics, economy, trade, culture, as well as in the humanitarian field. Mukhriddin and Lavrov agreed to expand partnerships within the international organisations.
The Ministers exchanged views on the outcomes of the meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, which took place in the capital of Tajikistan on July 14, and preparations for the anniversary SCO summit and a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which would be held in Dushanbe.
As was reported, Lavrov visited Tajikistan on May 19. The diplomatic departments of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation signed the programme of cooperation for 2021 during the visit.
