The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, on September 24 met with the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in New York on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79).

According to the Tajik president’s official website, the parties discussed the issues related to bilateral cooperation and certain regional and global topics being of mutual interest. 

Much attention was paid, in particular, to the agenda of the Meeting of Heads of State of Asia Cooperation Dialogue, which will be held in Doha, Qatar early next month.

The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is an intergovernmental organization created on 18 June 2002 to promote Asian cooperation at a continental level and to ensure coordination among different regional organizations such as the ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the SAARC. It is the first international organization to cover the whole of Asia.  Its secretariat is in Kuwait City

His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani assumed his duties as Amir of the State of Qatar on 25th June 2013, following the announcement of His Highness The Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s decision to hand over his power to his Heir Apparent in an address to the Qatari people, and the pledge of allegiance to His Highness Sheikh Tamim as the new Amir.