Ambassador of Tajikistan Jononov Sherali called on Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan on Wednesday. Tajikistan is a landlocked country with a small population of around 9 million; Tijik economy is highly dependent on aluminium and cotton production. Pakistan enjoys good relations with Tajikistan. An agreement on cooperation in agriculture field between two countries has been signed in 2011, says a press release issued here.

The 5th session of Pak-Tajik Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held in Pakistan in 2016, wherein the joint areas for cooperation and formulation of (JWG) were decided. Two sides worked and Pakistan shared its composition for proposed JWG through Economic Affairs Division and first meeting was agreed mutually to be held in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), but due to some reason the meeting was twice postponed.

The federal minister agreed to pursue the objective and hold the delayed meeting to talk out matters of mutual benefits in Agro-Sector by April this year. Federal Minister Mehboob Sultan expressed his desire to enhance trade between two countries as Pakistan produces world's best kinnow and mangoes and Tajiks are eager to work on fruit production and Pakistani Kinnows are already famous in Tajikistan.-PR

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