Tajikistan asks Qatar to help complete the Rogun hydropower plant

The minister of economic development and trade of Tajikistan, Zavqizoda Zavqi, met with the prime minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Soni.

“During the meeting, the parties expressed their readiness to expand trade and economic cooperation and agreed to make further efforts to implement specific investment projects,” the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan said.

“Zavqizoda asked the prime minister of Qatar, in his capacity as chairman of the board of directors of the Qatar Investment Board, to assist in the implementation of priority projects in the country, in particular in financing the construction of the Rogun hydroelectric power station,” according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.

Among the priority projects that also need financial support, the Tajik Minister listed the construction of an international passenger and cargo airport in the Dangara district, the modernization of the Tajik aluminum company OJSC, the completion of the Dushanbe monastery residential complex, and the construction of high-rise buildings in Dushanbe and tourist infrastructure.

The parties also discussed the possibility of opening direct flights between Dushanbe and Doha, as well as the reception of 4 thousand Tajik migrant workers.

All these proposals have been accepted by Qatar.