President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Dushanbe. They noted in the talks that trade between the Republics grew by 57 percent last year, the press office of the President of Tatarstan reported to CentralAsia.news.
The total value of trade between the Republics reached $30.7 million. Minnikhanov emphasised the need to build up trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Tatarstan.
He noted that several enterprises in the subject of the Russian Federation export their products to Tajikistan. The President invited a Tajik delegation to participate in the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum International Economic Forum, which is scheduled to take place on May 18-19 this year.
Minnikhanov arrived in Dushanbe as a member of the Russian delegation to participate in the 9th Business and Investment Partnership between Russia and Tajikistan Conference on Interregional Cooperation.