Tajikistan-South Korea Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting

On November 25, 2020 in Seoul, within the framework of an official visit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Kang Kyung-wha.

The parties discussed the development of bilateral relations and expressed mutual interest in strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and South Korea in various fields. Issues of expanding and strengthening the legal base of bilateral relations were also discussed.

The sides also discussed the implementation of agreements reached during high-level visits, the signing of new bilateral documents, coordination of joint activities in various formats, including within the framework of the meetings of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and South Korea.

In this regard, the parties stressed the importance of expanding trade, economic, investment and scientific and technical ties between the two countries, expanding inter-parliamentary ties, cooperation in the field of industry and energy, culture, tourism and labor migration.

Other issues related to the expansion of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and South Korea within the framework of international and regional organizations and cooperation between the two countries in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic were also discussed.

In the end of the meeting, the Program of cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and Republic of Korea for 2021-2023 was signed.