DUSHANBE , January 11, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan ’s commerce-industry-culture center is supposed to have been opened in the Russian city of Penza this year, Asia-Plus has learned from Odil Sangov, first deputy head of Tajikistan ’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

According to him, it has become possible due to a memorandum of understanding on implementation of an agreement between CCIs of Tajikistan and Penza Region signed by the CCI head Sharif Saidov and Konstantin Artyushin, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Russian region of Penza .  The negotiations were conducted on sidelines of the business-forum in Dushanbe in December 2005.  

Mr. Sangov noted that the Russian side wanted the center to cover not only Penza but also the nearby regions.  

The Commerce-Industry-Culture Center of Tajikistan in Penza is planned to host exhibitions of Tajikistan ’s achievements in industry, agriculture and public catering.  The Center also will be home for information-marketing representation of the Tajik CCI. 

For its part, the Russian region of Penza is scheduled to open its shopping center in Tajikistan .  

According to the Asia-Plus interlocutor, Penza-based Russian companies such as “Radiozavod”, “Armaturny Zavod” (ferro-concrete reinforcement plant), “Kompressormash” and others have already expressed wish to cooperate with Tajikistan .