President Park Geun-hye hosted a summit with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon at the EXCO convention center in Daegu on April 12. The Tajikistani leader is visiting Korea to attend World Water Forum 2015.
President Park praised the leading role Tajikistan plays in the international discussions on water, as it hosted high-ranking U.N. cooperation meetings on water in both 2013 and earlier this year. She also mentioned that the country is rich in water resources, ranking eighth in the world. She welcomed the opening of the Tajikistani embassy in Seoul on April 13, on the occasion of President Rahmon’s visit, saying that the new embassy will strengthen bilateral cooperation across many fields and boost people-to-people exchanges and economic cooperation.
The Tajikistani president said that his country is strongly interested in expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with Korea at both the bilateral and multilateral level. He hoped that his visit to Korea would provide an important opportunity to develop the bilateral relationship in a more dynamic manner.
President Rahmon said that the potential for cooperation still needs to be fully developed, despite an expanding volume of bilateral trade, which increased more than seven times over the ten years from 2004 to 2014. The Tajikistani leader suggested that both countries could possibly expand cooperation in the following sectors: IT, electronic goods, home appliances, mineral development, rare metals development, energy resource development, textiles and light industry. He further hoped that Korean firms would actively enter the Tajikistani market, backed by the business-friendly environment to be found there.
To bolster bilateral cooperation, President Rahmon said he would establish a cooperation committee to cover the economy, science and technology. He also hoped that Korea would take an interest in and support possible cooperative projects between local governments of the two countries. The Tajikistani leader highly valued President Park’s efforts to advance inter-Korean relations. He also expressed his support for Korea’s plan to build a cooperative body for Korea-Central Asian cooperation in order to expand the role of the Korea-Central Asia Forum.
President Park expressed her hopes to bolster bilateral cooperation in regard to the establishment of a cooperation committee to cover the economy, science and technology, which was signed that day. She expressed her gratitude to Tajikistan for supporting Korea’s stance in the international community. Based on such cooperation, both leaders agreed to further strengthen the bilateral relationship at international organizations, such as the U.N.
After the Korea-Tajikistan summit, the two countries signed five cooperative documents in various sectors, including aviation, the economy, science, technology, sports, foreign affairs and culture and the arts.
By Wi Tack-whan, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae, National Committee for the 7th World Water Forum
whan23@korea.kr
President Park praised the leading role Tajikistan plays in the international discussions on water, as it hosted high-ranking U.N. cooperation meetings on water in both 2013 and earlier this year. She also mentioned that the country is rich in water resources, ranking eighth in the world. She welcomed the opening of the Tajikistani embassy in Seoul on April 13, on the occasion of President Rahmon’s visit, saying that the new embassy will strengthen bilateral cooperation across many fields and boost people-to-people exchanges and economic cooperation.
The Tajikistani president said that his country is strongly interested in expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with Korea at both the bilateral and multilateral level. He hoped that his visit to Korea would provide an important opportunity to develop the bilateral relationship in a more dynamic manner.
President Park Geun-hye (right) hosts a summit with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon at the EXCO convention center in Daegu on April 12.
President Rahmon said that the potential for cooperation still needs to be fully developed, despite an expanding volume of bilateral trade, which increased more than seven times over the ten years from 2004 to 2014. The Tajikistani leader suggested that both countries could possibly expand cooperation in the following sectors: IT, electronic goods, home appliances, mineral development, rare metals development, energy resource development, textiles and light industry. He further hoped that Korean firms would actively enter the Tajikistani market, backed by the business-friendly environment to be found there.
To bolster bilateral cooperation, President Rahmon said he would establish a cooperation committee to cover the economy, science and technology. He also hoped that Korea would take an interest in and support possible cooperative projects between local governments of the two countries. The Tajikistani leader highly valued President Park’s efforts to advance inter-Korean relations. He also expressed his support for Korea’s plan to build a cooperative body for Korea-Central Asian cooperation in order to expand the role of the Korea-Central Asia Forum.
President Park expressed her hopes to bolster bilateral cooperation in regard to the establishment of a cooperation committee to cover the economy, science and technology, which was signed that day. She expressed her gratitude to Tajikistan for supporting Korea’s stance in the international community. Based on such cooperation, both leaders agreed to further strengthen the bilateral relationship at international organizations, such as the U.N.
After the Korea-Tajikistan summit, the two countries signed five cooperative documents in various sectors, including aviation, the economy, science, technology, sports, foreign affairs and culture and the arts.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se (right, front row) and his Tajikistani counterpart Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich (left, front row) sign an MOU on cooperation between the two ministries, at the signing ceremony attended by President Park Geun-hye (right, back row) and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon (left, back row).
By Wi Tack-whan, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae, National Committee for the 7th World Water Forum
whan23@korea.kr
