On 28 June 2021, the Permament Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the UN Jonibek Hikmat met virtually with the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affair Liu Zhenmin.
At the meeting, the parties discussed the current issues of cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the UN DESA, as well as water and climate change issues, implementation of the resolution entitled “The UN Conference 2023 on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028” (New York, 2023) and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The sides expressed their readiness to continue their fruitful and effective cooperation.