Tajikistan President to hold delegation level talks with PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Visiting President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon who is on a state visit to India will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discus bilateral relations and issues of mutual interests.

After the talks, the two sides are expected to sign agreements in various fields.

President Rahmon arrived in New Delhi on Friday after visiting Kochi.

The visiting dignitary is on a five day visit to India from 14th of this month.

President Rahmon will also meet President Pranab Mukherjee. The President of India will host a banquet today for the visiting dignitary.

This will be the sixth visit of President Rahmon to India. During his last visit to India in 2012, the two countries elevated their bilateral relations to the level of a long-term strategic partnership.

Bilateral relations span cooperation in a wide spectrum of areas - political, economic, health, human resources development, defence, counter-terrorism, science and technology, culture and tourism.