On the 8th of April 2024, the Ambassador of Tajikistan in Germany Imomudin Sattorov met with the Mayor of Reutlingen, Thomas Keck, as part of his working visit to the sister city of Dushanbe.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador conveyed a message from the Mayor of Dushanbe, Mr. Rustami Emomali to Mr. Thomas Keck, inviting him to visit Tajikistan. The invitation was gladly accepted.
There followed a constructive exchange of views on strengthening further cooperation between the sister cities in the fields of the economy, science and culture, education, migration, tourism and the organisation of joint cultural and sport events in Dushanbe and Reutlingen.
During the meeting with Wolfgang Epp, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Reutlingen, the main focus was on the development of cooperation between the private and public sectors, attraction of investments, organisation of economic conferences, establishment of direct contacts between businessmen from Dushanbe and Reutlingen.
Wolfgang Epp and his accompanying officials were familiarised with Tajikistan's economic, investment and tourism potential, rare minerals, agriculture, logistics and hydropower potential.
At the same time, in a meeting with the President of Reutlingen University, Prof. Dr. Hendrik Brumme, they discussed issues of scientific research cooperation, restoration of inter-university relations, student exchange and study opportunities for Tajik nationals. in this research institution were discussed.
The Ambassador of Tajikistan also visited the laboratory of the textile faculty “Texoversum” of the university.