Tehran [Iran], May 31: Iran and Tajikistan signed on Monday 17 cooperation agreements on various fields during Tajik President Emomali Rahmon's two-day visit to Iran.
The two sides signed here cooperation agreements in the fields of labor and social welfare, trade and economy, and memoranda of understandings (MoUs) in the energy and transportation sectors, the official news agency IRNA reported.
During the signing ceremony, the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his country and Tajikistan have taken good steps to promote their ties after Iran attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Tajik capital Dushanbe in 2021.
For his part, Rahmon said that Tajikistan has sought to consolidate relations with Iran since Raisi assumed office last year.
Rahmon arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit at the invitation of Raisi.
Source: Xinhua