DUSHANBE, December 3, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Head of Tajikistan’s Camber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sharif Said, yesterday met here with Russia’s Trade Representative to Tajikistan, Aleksandr Yakovlev, according to the CCI press service.

The sides discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation.

They, in particular, noted that Tajik-Russia trade volume has amounted to 850 million U.S. dollars this year despite difficult period.

Said and Yakovlev also discussed the possibility of holding Russian national exhibition in Tajikistan in 2011 that is expected to be timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence.

Tajikistan’s CCI and chambers of commerce and industry of Russia’s regions have singed more than 100 cooperation agreements to this day.