As part of the Tashkent summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, at Kuksaroy complex on June 11.

The Uzbek leader stressed the sustainable nature of mutual interaction – in the spirit of the Treaty of Eternal Friendship signed in 2000 – in an ample range of issues in regional cooperation, including those concerning the settlement of conflict in the neighboring Afghanistan.

Trade and economic cooperation between the two countries has been steadily growing, and an Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental commission is set up to encourage sturdy development of mutually beneficial relations.

Also, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan actively interact in the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. During the meeting the two leaders discussed raising the capacities of the Organization in addressing the tasks assigned to this institution, and improve mechanisms for cementing regional security and stability.

During the meeting, Emomali Rahmon expressed sincere gratitude to the head of our state for the warm welcome and the highest level of organization of SCO summit. The leader of Tajikistan stressed the timeliness and effectiveness of Uzbekistan’s constructive initiatives to uplift SCO’s international prestige during its chairmanship.