A meeting with the Consul General of Tajikistan was held in Tomsk CCI

On November 10, the Consul General of the Republic of Tajikistan in the city of Novosibirsk, Mr. Zardi Shamsiddin Kurbonzoda, arrived in Tomsk with the first official visit. One of the events within the framework of the busy business program of the two-day visit was the meeting of the Consul General with the President of the Tomsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arkady Eskin.

On November 10, the Consul General of the Republic of Tajikistan in the city of Novosibirsk, Mr. Zardi Shamsiddin Kurbonzoda, arrived in Tomsk with the first official visit. One of the events within the framework of the busy business program of the two-day visit was the meeting of the Consul General with the President of the Tomsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arkady Eskin. Participants of the meeting in Tomsk CCI also included representatives of the foreign economic sector of the Chamber, the regional department of international and interregional relations, and the leadership of the Tajik diaspora.

In a welcoming speech, Arkady Eskin presented the guest with the priorities for the development of the Tomsk region's economy, the areas of cooperation between the Tomsk and Tajik businesses, and the experience of the Tomsk CCI in organizing international cooperation events.

In turn, Mr. Zardi Shamsiddin Kurbonzoda noted the traditionally close economic and cultural ties between Russia and Tajikistan, as well as the potential of cooperation between Tomsk and Tajik businesses and universities.

At the end of the meeting, the Consul General of the Republic of Tajikistan thanked for the warm welcome and left a memorable entry in the book of honorable guests of the Tomsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

For reference:

The volume of mutual trade between Tajikistan and the Tomsk region in 2016 amounted to 1065.5 thousand US dollars (exports 979.5 thousand US dollars, imports - 86 thousand US dollars).

Tomsk business exports to Tajikistan cable-conductor products, wood products, instruments for physical or chemical analysis. Imports from Tajikistan - - fruits and vegetables, clothing from cotton fabrics, including knitted clothing.

At the universities of Tomsk today, 255 students from Tajikistan study.