DUSHANBE, February 25, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- On Wednesday February 24, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received Latvian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igors Apokins, according to the MFA information department.

The two discussed sate and prospects of further expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Latvia as well as issues related to regional cooperation and cooperation within international organizations.

Zarifi and Apokins also discussed the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tajikistan and cooperation within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).