YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Tajikistan discussed the possibilities and ways of developing the bilateral cooperation during the meeting in Yerevan.

“An agreement has been reached to take practical steps for giving a new dynamic and content to the bilateral relations. This is the aim of the Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister’s first official visit to Armenia, the accreditation of the first Ambassador of Tajikistan to Armenia”, “Armenpress” reports, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian said during the joint press conference with Tajikistan’s FM Sirodjidin Aslov.

Edward Nalbandian added that they discussed the details of Tajikistan’s President’s upcoming visit to Armenia in autumn, as well as the multilateral issues related to the Armenian-Tajik relations.

The sides attached importance to the deepening of the cooperation at parliamentary level. Nalbandian considered positive the parliamentary cooperation in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and stated that Tajikistan supports the priorities of Armenia’s chairmanship in the CSTO.

Edward Nalbandian also informed that the Armenian-Tajik 2016-2018 mutual cooperation program was signed at the meeting.

“The Armenian-Tajik intergovernmental commission operates since 2004, and today we have also discussed issues related to its activities. We expect to hold the regular session of the commission in the nearest future. We have exchanged views on promoting ways for the trade-economic cooperation between the two states”, Nalbandian concluded.