Meeting of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade with the Chairman of the Chengdu Municipal Council of the People's Republic of China

On May 28, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin and the Chairman of the Chengdu Municipal Council of the People's Republic of China, during which issues of expanding cooperation in the fields of economic development, trade, industry and education were discussed.

Zavqizoda Z. A. noted that thanks to the wise policy and supreme political will of the leaders of both countries, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - the Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, and the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, respected Xi Jinping, the strategic cooperation of our countries has reached a qualitatively new level .

Since China is the second largest trading partner of the Republic of Tajikistan, it has a significant share in the investment sectors of the national economy. In 2023, the foreign trade turnover of the Republic of Tajikistan with the People's Republic of China amounted to $1.5 billion, increasing by 24.2 percent compared to 2022.

During the meeting, Zavqizoda Z. A. presented the investment opportunities of the republic, priority areas and areas for attracting foreign investment, including in the country's free economic zones and the provision of tax and administrative benefits for the creation of industrial enterprises and called for investment in the production of solar panels and the construction of metallurgical enterprises , a textile complex for establishing a full cycle of processing cotton fiber into final products, pharmaceutical enterprises and the implementation of other priority investment projects in the country, which was welcomed by the Chinese side.

At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed their readiness to expand mutually beneficial cooperation.