DUSHANBE, March 5, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- On Tuesday March 3, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with Swedish Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Hans Olson, according to the MFA information department.

In the course of the talks, the two considered issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Kingdom of Sweden.

Zarifi and Olson also discussed cooperation between the two countries within international organizations, the latest developments in Afghanistan, President Rahmon’s recent visits to a number of European countries and other international and regional issues being of mutual interest.