IRAN -TAJIKISTAN : Sangtoudeh 2, good start for Iran-Tajikistan energy cooperation

Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Sherali Gulov said that implementation of Sangtoudeh 2 power plant project in Tajikistan in cooperation with Iran would be a good start for bilateral cooperation in energy sector.

Gulov was speaking in a meeting with Governor General of the northeastern province of Razavi Khorassan Mohammad-Javad
Mohammadizadeh.

Pointing to agreements reached between Iran and Tajikistan during recent visit by Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon to Tehran, the minister said the two countries enjoy great potentials to bolster economic cooperation in various economic fields including industries and energy.

Tajikistan's rivers have capacity to generate 527 billion kilowatts electricity power annually, he said and expressed his country's readiness to give implementation of other projects in energy sector to Iran.

The Tajik minister noted that building joint factories for exploitation of mines and production of aluminum products and construction materials in Tajikistan would be beneficial for both states.

Mohammadizadeh, for his part, stressed on historical, cultural and linguistic commonalties between Iran and Tajikistan and said future cooperation between Khorassan Razavi province and Tajikistan would be constructive for the sides.

He expressed Iran's readiness to sell 2,000 autos to Tajikistan, establish a center to repair and provide after-sale services for Iranian cars, auto spare parts and construct a factory to produce plastic utensils in Dushanbe.

Governor general of Khorassan Razavi arrived in Dushanbe Thursday evening at the head of an economic delegation to sign a memorandum of understanding for bolstering economic cooperation.


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