DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 25. Italy and Tajikistan have signed an agreement on international passenger and freight transportation, Trend reports.
According to the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan, this agreement was signed by the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy, Edoardo Rixii, and the Minister of Transport of Tajikistan, Azim Ibrohim.
It is noted that this agreement aims to expand the geography of Tajikistan's international road transportation. It will make a valuable contribution to increasing the potential of international road and transit transportation and to achieving the strategic goal set by the Government of Tajikistan to transition the country from a communication deadlock and transform it into a transit nation. Further details were not disclosed.
The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, embarked on his first official visit to Italy and the Vatican on April 22. During his visit, he held meetings with Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella. Earlier, it was reported that seven new agreements were signed following these high-level discussions.
As part of Rahmon's official visit to Italy, an investment forum between Tajikistan and Italy took place in Rome on April 24. The forum resulted in the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements totaling over $160 million. Over 100 companies from both Tajikistan and Italy participated in the event.