Five Tajik cities expected to collaborate with China’s Yangzhou in the field of tourism
By Trend
Tajik cities of Dushanbe, Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Bokhtar (formerly Qurghon Teppa) together with 20 other cities of Central Asia will collaborate with Yangzhou, a prefecture-level city in China’s central Jiangsu Province, in the field of tourism, Trend reports referring to news.tj.
This initiative was endorsed at the 6th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that took place in Yangzhou on December 12, a source in Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.
Tajik delegation participating in the event was led by Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim. Delivering a statement at the forum, he reportedly gave presentation of investment climate and tourism potential of the country.
Azim Ibrohim also held talks with Wang Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and senior representatives of Yangzhou and Jiangsu Province to discuss the state and prospect of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China.
Meanwhile China’s Xinhua notes that Mr. Wang yesterday Wednesday called for an alignment of development strategies and deeper cooperation between China and Central Asian countries.
He reportedly made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the Forum.