Telephone conversation between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and Germany

On August 21, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin had a telephone conversation with the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Heiko Maas.

During the conversation, the sides discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation in political, security and humanitarian spheres, within the framework of international and regional organizations and expressed interest in further enhancement of relations. Interlocutors stressed the need to pay more attention to strengthening the border and the capacity of law enforcement agencies.

The Ministers also exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and ensuring regional security. Taking into consideration unstable and difficult military-political situation in the neighboring country and the common border of the Central Asian countries with Afghanistan, the parties stressed the importance of strengthening and expanding cooperation in order to take effective measures against security threats, including terrorism, extremism, radicalism and drug trafficking.

The Foreign Ministers agreed on necessity of strengthening multifaceted cooperation, regular contacts and expansion of relations using the different European Union platforms and other formats of international and regional cooperation.