DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus  -- Representatives of Qatar’s Ezdan Holding Group have assured Tajik President Emomali Rahmon that they will open in Tajikistan a bank that will work on the Islamic banking principles.

President Emomali Rahmon on September 18 received a high-profile Qatari delegation headed by Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of Ezdan Holding Group.

According to the Tajik president’s official website, the sides discussed a broad range of issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Qatar.

The head of the Qatari delegation reportedly noted that the main purposes of the visit was for the delegation to establish cooperation with Tajikistan in the fields of banking, insurance and health care as well as to discuss investing in those sectors in Tajikistan.

Members of the Qatari delegation stressed that their near-term plans include establishment of the bank that would work on the Islamic banking principles and construction of a hospital in Tajikistan, the source said.