Foreign Secretary on 3-day visit to Tajikistan from tomorrow

Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh will embark on a three-day visit beginning tomorrow to hydrocarbon-rich Tajikistan during which both sides will hold talks on bilateral, regional and international issues.
Singh, who will lead a delegation, will hold consultations with Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Nizomiddin Zohidov apart from calling on other Tajik dignitaries.
Foreign Secretary's visit to Tajikistan will focus on assessing ongoing bilateral cooperation and reviewing the implementation of projects decided during the visit of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to India in 2012.
The bilateral relations between the two countries were elevated to strategic level during Rahmon's visit. Both sides had inked six pacts in several areas including business and trade, health, culture, sports and education during the visit.

Rahmon has been a frequent visitor to India. He has visited India five times -- 1995, 1999, 2001, 2006 and in September 2012.
Vice President Hamid Ansari had visited Tajikistan in April last year.