COMMODITY TURNOVER BETWEEN TAJIKISTAN AND RUSSIA EXCEEDED 1 BILLION US DOLLARS

           Dushanbe, January, 23rd. (Pokiza Makhmadbekova, Olga Saprykina, the NIAT "Khovar"). — The Head of the Commercial and Industrial Chamber (CIC) of RТ Sharif Said met with the chairman, vice-president of the Federation Council of Russia Dmitry Mezentsev in the Chinese Shenzhen city where he participated in the session work of SCO Business council (BC). As the NIAT "Khovar' was informed in CIC of RТ, the parties discussed questions of development of trade and economic relations between two countries having noticed that commodity turnover in 2008 exceeded 1 billion US dollars. Interlocutors mentioned questions of investment policy, creation of joint ventures in various spheres of economy of Tajikistan.            It was spoken also about holding regional Russian exhibitions and Tajik-Russian business forums of business circles in RТ. It was noticed that it is necessary to continue good tradition — deliveries of fruit, vegetables and other agricultural production from Tajikistan to Russia. Problems of labor migration, support of Tajik migrants and providing them with works and social protection on the territory of Russia also was a main theme for discussion.