Meeting of Foreign Ministers in C5+1 format

On August 3, 2016, in Washington DC, the delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirodjidin Aslov took part in the 2nd Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries and the United States of America in C5+1 format.

During the event, the parties discussed the issues of cooperation of Central Asia with the United States in various fields, including in the spheres of economy, regional security, environment, as well as humanitarian affairs.
In his speech, Foreign Minister Aslov highly commended cooperation of Tajikistan with the United States and the Central Asian countries in 25 years of independence, and expressed readiness of the Tajik side to further develop cooperation among the parties in C5+1 format. It was emphasized that Tajikistan hopes that C5+1 platform will give a new impetus to the expansion of cooperation of Central Asia with the United States of America.

The parties also reviewed the projects developed within C5+1 format in the areas of economy, energy, environment, and the fight against terrorism.