On April 27, at the Palace of the Nation, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

During the meeting, various issues of strategic partnership between the two countries, including cooperation in the industrial sector, were discussed.

The President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia, as well as the relations between our countries within the framework of international and regional organizations.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of interaction between the two states in promising trade and economic areas, especially in industry and the implementation of large investment projects, and active cooperation through the creation of industrial parks in free economic zones.

One of the promising and fruitful areas of relations was the cooperation in the field of mining, metallurgical, oil refining, electrical, textile, food, pharmaceutical industries and in the domain of production of building materials.

The importance of creating joint ventures in the textile industry, a single production chain, the development of the cotton, leather and wool processing sector with the involvement of Russian investments and technologies was pointed out.

The parties had also a fruitful conversation on other topics of mutual interest.