Tajik and Turkish Foreign Ministers give press conference in Ankara

AKIPRESS.COM - Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gave joint news conference in Ankara on Monday after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation.
Bilateral trade turnover has amounted to $500 million and the parties plan to achieve $1 billion, said Cavusoglu.
He said Turkey shared its experience in the investment with Tajikistan and wants to identify the best fields to invest in.
"We do not have any splits in opinion and will continue to collaborate," he said, while stressing that both counties continue to negotiate on military agreements and eyed further collaboration in defense.
During their meeting, the two FMs exchanged views on cooperation in politics, economy, trade, investment, industry, education, culture, tourism, security, combating terrorism and strengthening the legal framework for cooperation.
The Foreign Ministers signed a Memorandum of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey in the field of archives.