Azerbaijan, Tajikistan preparing to hold 8th meeting of intergovernmental commission

The 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan is planned to be held in Baku at the end of 2025, Report informs referring to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.

The ministry reminded that the previous, 7th meeting of the commission was held on December 18, 2024, in Tajikistan. The co-chairs of the commission are deputy prime ministers of the two countries. The ministry also emphasized that strong and dynamic trade and economic relations have been formed between the two countries.

"There is great potential, which was previously noted at the level of heads of state. We are interested in implementing joint projects in the oil and gas sector, industry, logistics, as well as in promoting environmental initiatives. Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are among the main initiators on climate change issues. We have established excellent interaction within the framework of international UN conferences and the global agenda of COP29," the ministry said.

In 2025, Tajikistan will chair the Commonwealth of Independent States. In this regard, as noted in the ministry, the concept of the country's chairmanship in the CIS was developed and approved. According to the document, meetings of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, the Economic Council, the Council of Heads of State, as well as a number of other key events are planned to be held during the year.

“The key areas of our chairmanship will be the promotion of green technologies, the development of the green economy, the mitigation of climate change, the digitalization of the economy and the deepening of industrial cooperation within the CIS. We are confident that the member states of the Commonwealth will support these initiatives,” the Tajik ministry emphasized.

According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, the trade turnover between the two countries in January-May 2025 amounted to $6.54 million, an increase of 2.3 times compared to the same period last year. Exports from Azerbaijan to Tajikistan reached $6 million, imports to Azerbaijan - $534,000.