Tajikistan News 21 October 2026 10:59 (UTC +04:00)
Photo: Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. Tajikistan and Pakistan voiced readiness to strengthen bilateral ties, expand trade and economic cooperation and increase trade turnover during talks between Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dushanbe on October 20, Tajikistan’s MFA said.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
Sirojiddin Muhriddin thanked Ishaq Dar for taking part in the session and congratulated Pakistan on assuming the SCO chairmanship.
The ministers discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan, their interaction within the SCO and other issues of mutual interest.
They also expressed readiness to develop cultural exchanges and contacts between the two peoples.
Pakistan took over the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for 2026-27 from Kyrgyzstan at a summit in Bishkek that ended on September 1. It chose the theme "Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation, and Shared Prosperity" and will host the next leaders’ summit in Islamabad in August 2027.
Pakistan also chaired the SCO Council of Heads of Government in October 2024, when prime ministers met in Islamabad. Tajikistan is hosting the Council of Heads of Government meeting this year.