On Tuesday October 8, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Ismatullo Nasreddin, received the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of the of the Bureau for Asia, Anjali Kaur.

The Tajik MFA information department says that during the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the state and prospects for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and USAID, with an emphasis on its current projects and programs in the areas of economy, agriculture, migration, healthcare, education, as well as within the framework of their partnership in the Central Asian region on issues of water, energy and trade.

USAID helps overcome many challenges facing Tajikistan by increasing food security and nutrition, improving health and education outcomes, and strengthening critical democratic institutions in the region.

USAID supports expanding the private sector within the agriculture, logistics, textile, food processing, tourism, and information technology sectors to improve regional and international competitiveness. Tajikistan’s economic development is greatly strengthened by regional trade and its cross-border linkages, which will also result in greater regional stability.   

USAID continues to improve the incomes of smallholder farmers, catalyze women’s economic empowerment, and increase the production and consumption of nutritious foods while supporting the diversification of livelihoods for increased household and community resilience to shocks and stressors.

USAID has developed the technical skillset of the country’s Ministry of Education and its counterparts to champion and institutionalize modernized in-service and pre-service curriculum for primary education.

USAID also works closely with Tajikistan's Ministry of Health to strengthen essential healthcare services