On 12 October 2016 in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan was held a regular meeting of the ministers responsible for foreign economic cooperation and external trade of the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which was attended by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Nematullo Hikmatullozoda.

Today in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan was held the fifth meeting of the Committee for Cooperation between the European Union and Tajikistan, which was attended by a large number of representatives from both sides.

On 8-10 October 2016, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Nematullo Hikmatullozoda took part in the 2nd "Asia Cooperation Dialogue" Summit, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. This important political event was attended by representatives from 34 Asian countries, including the Republic of Tajikistan.