TEHRAN - The trade exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan have increased fivefold since August 2021 when the administration of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi assumed office, Iran’s minister of energy announced.

Ali Akbar Mehrabian said that the volume of trade between Iran and the regional countries, including Tajikistan increased in the administration of the late president.

He said the trade exchanges between Iran and Tajikistan have increased fivefold.

Mehrabian made the remarks in a meeting with Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma on the sidelines of the 4th meeting of the energy ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s member states.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Mehrabian pointed to the activation of Iranian companies in the advancement of the construction operation of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan and said Iranian technical and engineering companies, benefiting from high technical know-how and experiences and also equipped with the most competent manpower, can play a leading role in advancing various hydroelectricity projects in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan’s minister of energy, for his part, emphasized the need for developing relations between the two countries in all areas.

Tajikistan is ready to support Iranian companies in the development projects in the country, Daler Juma highlighted.