DUSHANBE, November 2, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- On Thursday November 1, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov met here with Belarusian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms. Olga Gavruk.

Finance Ministry’s Secretariat reports the sides exchanged views on prospects of further expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Belarus in various fields.

A special attention was reportedly paid to implementation of joint projects in Tajikistan, including establishment of enterprise for assembling Belarus-made tractors in the Tajik southern city of Kulob.

Najmiddinov and Gavruk also considered issues related to making amendments to a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Belarus on the principles of collecting indirect taxes during exportation and importation of goods, performance of works, rendering of services.

Najmiddinov, in particular, noted that Tajikistan was interested in further expansion of cooperation with Belarus.

According to data, of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, trade between Tajikistan and Belarus over the first eight months of this year has valued at more than 56 million U.S. dollars.  This consisted of Tajikistan’s exports to Belarus estimated at 4 million U.S. dollars and Tajikistan’s imports from Belarus worth more than 52 million U.S. dollars.