Iran, Tajikistan sign nine agreements on economic, cultural cooperation

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Dushanbe, Sept 10, IRNA – Iran and Tajikistan on Wednesday signed nine agreements on economic and cultural cooperation and joint campaign against drug trafficking.

The agreements were signed in Dushanbe in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and his Tajik counterpart Imomali Rahmon at the Nations Palace (Kohi Millat).

President Rouhani arrived in Tajikistan earlier on Wednesday to attend the 14th summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

He is in Tajikistan on the second leg of his five-day regional tour which had earlier taken him to Kazakhstan where he visited for the first time since he took office in August 2013.

While in Astana, President Rouhani discussed issues of mutual interests with his Kazak counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.

A numbr of agreements were signed by the Iranian and Kazakh officials for bilateral cooperation in various fields including transport and trade.

President Rouhani is accompanied by a high-ranking political and economic delegation including several cabinet members.

On the sidelines of the SCO summit, President Rouhani is to hold separate meetings with presidents of the member states.

irna:10/09/2014