Today in the framework of official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan top-level negotiations between the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev were held in Baku.
The issues related to wide-ranging cooperation of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan have been discussed at the tete-a-tete meeting then at the official negotiations.
The head of both states expressed satisfaction over the consistent existing relations and development of mutually advantageous cooperation, as well as stressed that efforts should be taken for wide realization of abundant untapped opportunities.
Ilham Aliev expressed interest in the enhancement of economic-trade and investment cooperation with Tajikistan and instructed his officials to take urgent measures for construction of joint industrial enterprises in Tajikistan and reduction of tariffs of railway of Azerbaijan for increase of volume of mutual transportations.
After the end of negotiations of official delegations 10 new documents for cooperation have been signed in the presence of presidents Emomali Rahmon and Ilham Aliev:
Intergovernmental Agreement on cooperation in copyright and rights related to it;
Intergovernmental Agreement on mutual recognition and equivalence of documents on education and scientific degrees;
Intergovernmental Agreement on cooperation in youth and sports affairs;
Memorandum of cooperation between the National Olympic Committees of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan;
Agreement on cooperation between the National University of Tajikistan and National University of Baku;
Programme of economic cooperation of Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2013-2015;
Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan;
Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan and Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan;
Memorandum on development of cooperation between the SUE Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) and Azerbaijan Aluminum Company Azeraluminum;
Joint Declaration of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Afterwards the head of both states granted each other with supreme state awards.
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon has been awarded the supreme state award of Azerbaijan – Order of Haidar Aliev.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev was granted the supreme stated award – Order Ismoil Somoni first degree.
At the end the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev held a press-conference for media representatives and expressed satisfaction over the results of official meetings and negotiations.
It was expressed confidence that the official visit of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to Azerbaijan and 10 newly signed documents, including the intergovernmental programme for economic cooperation will give a serious impetus to the development of fruitful relations between the two countries.