Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met here with his visiting Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon to boost cooperation in energy sector and in solving regional problems, the Kremlin press service said Tuesday.
"The presidents discussed bilateral relations and agreed to continue joint work, including energy cooperation, within the framework of an intergovernmental commission," Press Secretary Natalia Timakova was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying.
The Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant, which was seen as a successful example of the bilateral cooperation, will be started up soon, Timakova said.
The heads of states of the two countries also pledged to speed up geological survey of gas deposits in Tajikistan and to strengthen cooperation in military technology, she said.
"Regional affairs, particularly the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan, were discussed separately," she said.
Rakhmon arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for an official visit to Russia, Xinhua reported.
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