Tajik Prime Minister meets first Vice President of Iran

Dushanbe, 19.10.2026 /Khovar National News Agency/. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kokhir Rasulzoda, met with Mohammadreza Aref, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who visited Tajikistan to take part in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

During the meeting, the sides reviewed the current state and prospects of Tajik-Iranian relations and expressed interest in expanding cooperation in trade and economic affairs, investment, energy, transport and logistics, and other fields. They also stressed the need for joint measures to raise bilateral trade turnover to USD 1 billion.

At the end of the meeting, both sides said they were ready to continue constructive dialogue and further strengthen friendly and mutually beneficial relations between Tajikistan and Iran.