DUSHANBE, October 10, Asia-Plus -- A two-day meeting of Tajik-Indian commission for trade and economic cooperation opened in Dushanbe today.  

Ghafurjon Rasoulov, a spokesman for the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT), told Asia-Plus that Indian delegation, comprising nine persons and led by Commerce Secretary Sri Pillai (phonetically spelled), who is also co-chairman of the Tajik-Indian economic commission, has participated at the meeting. 

The commission co-chairman on the part of Tajikistan is Economic Development and Trade Minister Ghulomjon Bobozoda. 

Today, the sides discussed a broad range of issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of commerce, industry, tourism and health care, the spokesman said.  

The meeting is expected to result in signing of a protocol on trade-economic and scientific-technological cooperation between Tajikistan and India, according to the source.

 According to figures provided by a MoEDT, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and India in January-September 2007 has valued at US$9.6 million.  This consisted of Tajikistan’s exports to India estimated at US$13,000 and Tajikistan’s imports from India worth US$9.587 million.