Pratibha Patil arrived with an official visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This is the first visit of Indian president in Tajikistan. The official part of negotiations was held in the new building of “National Palace.” The agenda of discussions was the deepening of economical cooperation between the two countries. The trade turnover between India and Tajikistan for the last year has totaled to 60 million dollars. The presidents are dissatisfied with such a result. They have agreed that intergovernmental commission will develop a plan of beneficial trade. Besides the issues of economical cooperation, the heads of states also discussed regional security. Pratibha Patil and Emomali Rahmon discussed the situation in Central Asian region, taking into consideration the extremist groups that have intensified their activities.
Not a single document was signed as the result of the negotiations. As it turned out, Indian President does not have sufficient credentials to sign documents on the highest level. Nevertheless, observers think that the visit of the Indian President has laid the ground for relations between the two countries. The opening of Indian-Tajik business forum is planned in the evening in the governmental residence.
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