Following the meeting and negotiations of the highest level, a ceremony of signing new documents of cooperation was held in Dushanbe yesterday in the presence of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The Tajik president’s official website says that as a result of the negotiations, 15 new documents were signed:

- Agreement between the Executive body of state authority of the city of Dushanbe of Tajikistan and the Municipality of Doha of the State of Qatar on the establishment of sister city relations;

- Agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports;

- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of diplomatic training and education;

- MoU in the field of trade between the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the State of Qatar;

- Agreement on cooperation between the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Control under the Government of Tajikistan and the Office for Standardization and Metrology of the State of Qatar;

- MoU between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on agriculture and food security;

- MoU between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of protection of wildlife and its natural habitat;

- MoU on cooperation in the field of construction and infrastructure between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar;

- MoU between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of tourism and entrepreneurial activity;

- Agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of physical education and sports;

- MoU between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of youth;

- Agreement between the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Qatar on military cooperation;

- MoU between the Committee for Religious Affairs, Regulation of Traditions, Celebrations, and Ceremonies under the Government of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs of the State of Qatar on cooperation in the field of Awqaf and Islam;

- MoU on cooperation between the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Labor of the State of Qatar;

- Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Justice of the State of Qatar for the period of 2023 to 2025.