The Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan chaired the 19th meeting of the UN Special Program for the Economy of Central Asia (SPECA) Working Group on Trade

  

On April 3, 2024, the 19th meeting of the SPECA Working Group on Trade was held in Samarkand with the participation of representatives of the countries of Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of well-known international organizations, which was headed by Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Nuriddinzoda Ahliddin Nuriddin.

Nuriddinzoda A. N. opening the meeting as the chairman of this Working Group, presented detailed information on the work done within the framework of SPECA, including issues related to strengthening cooperation between SPECA member countries, expanding and further implementing the goals of sustainable trade in the region.

It was noted that the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, identified the strengthening of export potential, diversification of exports and simplification of trade procedures as priority areas of the country’s government’s economic policy in the field of trade, as a result of which a number of significant works were carried out in the direction simplification of trade procedures in the Republic of Tajikistan.

At the same time, during the meeting, experts from international organizations made presentations on the topics of digitalization, e-commerce and the development of regional connections.

At the end of the event, the chairman of the working group, A. N. Nuriddinzade, proposed specific recommendations for further strengthening cooperation in the field of trade between interested countries.

It should be noted that Tajikistan chairs the SPECA working group on trade, which is one of the active mechanisms of SPECA, within which several strategic documents have so far been adopted to strengthen regional trade cooperation and trade facilitation.