DUSHANBE, February 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday February 11, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the Tajik MFA information department reports.

State and prospects of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation were among major topics of the conversation.

The two also touched upon issues related to the upcoming visit of head of Tajik President’s Executive Office, Matloubkhon Davlatov, to Moscow, the information department said.