DUSHANBE, October 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister yesterday met with Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario in Kuwait on the sidelines of the of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), the Tajik MFA information department reports.

The two reportedly considered a broad range of issues related to economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the Philippines and interaction between the two countries in combating terrorism and drug trafficking.

Hamrokhon Zarifi and Albert Del Rosario also discussed cooperation between the countries within international organizations, the source said.