DUSHANBE, June 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda today met here with visiting Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

In the course of the talks, Rasoulzoda and Dr. Abdullah discussed state and prospects of further expansion bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Subhiddin Muhiddinov, a senior consultant, Tajik president’s press center told Asia-Plus in an interview.

Expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries was reportedly a major topic of the meeting.

The two, in particular, discussed a broad range of issues related to development of cross-border trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, cargo transit and customs cooperation.

Tajik PM and Afghanistan’s CEO signed a joint statement on prospects of cooperation between the two countries.

Besides, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov and his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani signed a protocol on cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the presence of Rasoulzoda and Dr. Abdullah.