Kazakhstan and Tajikistan discussed increasing the supply of goods to 2 billion US dollars
On March 15, 2021 in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan) the Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Torebayev K. K. and the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Abdurakhmonzoda A. S. held the 3rd meeting of the Working Group on Increasing Trade Turnover and the range of goods supplied between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan.
To give additional impetus to bilateral trade, a year after the outbreak of the pandemic, air traffic between Almaty and Dushanbe was resumed again with a frequency of 2 times a week.
Within the framework of the event, the Parties discussed the state of trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, measures to increase the volume of trade turnover, the implementation of the Roadmap for Mutual Increase in Trade Turnover and the range of Goods supplied between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed on April 9, 2019 in Nur-Sultan.
The Kazakh side noted the existing potential for increasing mutual trade by more than 10% due to an increase in exports to Tajikistan amounted for 82.7 US dollars.
Taking into account the urgency of ensuring the food security of the countries, the Vice Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Torebayev Kairat proposed to create an interstate commodity distribution system of the two countries.
National Trade and Distribution Network LLP presented a vision for the creation of trade and logistics centers in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached to update the current Roadmap for Increasing Trade Turnover for 2022-23, providing for new effective mechanisms, to continue the successful practice of holding business forums, trade missions, exhibitions and fairs, and other events that promote mutual promotion of goods and services.
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