Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to cooperate with Tajikistan in modern technologies.

Mehrabian made the remarks during a meeting in Dushanbe with Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin.

During the meeting, the two sides referred to the successful holding of an international conference entitled "water for sustainable development", and stressed that the agreements made during a recent visit to Iran by Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon is the base for promotion of trade relations between the two countries.

They also underlined the need for activating the private sectors of Iran and Tajikistan as the driving force of expansion of bilateral relations.

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