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Potential for improvement of cooperation with Tajikistan

Belgrade, 30 January 2020

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said today that Serbia and Tajikistan are two friendly countries and can achieve much better cooperation in many fields.

After meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirozhidin Muhridin, Dacic said that relations between the two countries are not developed due to distance, but that there is great potential for their improvement.

He expressed his hope that today’s visit of Muhridin will contribute to improving bilateral relations, adding that this is the first visit of a Tajikistan Foreign Minister to Serbia in the history of diplomatic relations, which has lasted for 25 years.

The First Deputy Prime Minister stressed that Tajikistan did not recognise Kosovo's independence and that it supports the territorial integrity of Serbia.

Friendly relations should be nurtured and developed, Dacic said, noting that Serbia should be more present in Central Asian countries.

He said that last year, Serbia-Tajikistan's foreign trade amounted to $7 million, estimating that much more could be done in the area.

We have arranged regular annual meetings, and it would be helpful if the presidents and prime ministers of the two countries exchanged visits. We will work to form a joint mixed committee for cooperation between our two countries to encourage economic, cultural and scientific cooperation, Dacic said.

The First Deputy Prime Minister stressed that security and defence cooperation is particularly important given that the problems faced by Tajikistan and Serbia are universal in nature and that is the fight against terrorism.

Muhridin expressed confidence that a visit to Serbia and meetings with Serbian officials will give a new impetus to the two countries' trust-based relations.

Serbia and Tajikistan, he said, can achieve better economic, trade, scientific, cultural cooperation.

Dacic and Muhridin signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the foreign ministries of the two countries today.