During a visit to the northern province of Sughd, President Emomali Rahmon instructed local authorities to take adequate measures to ensure saturating the domestic market with basic necessities.

The Tajik president’s official website says the instruction was given to the local authorities during an address to a meeting of regional administrators in the city of Guliston on November 15.

During the meeting, the results of work carried out over the first nine months of this year were reportedly discussed and the tasks for the next period were defined and specified.  

It was emphasized that the state of the modern world urges each of us to work harder than ever and to use all resources and opportunities to prevent the negative impact of external factors on the national economy.

Heads of ministries and agencies, local authorities of Sughd province were reportedly instructed to ensure the saturation of the domestic consumer market with basic necessities, organize its sufficient stock and take regular actions to prevent price increases.

Increasing the area of modern greenhouses and cold storages, organizing agricultural products packaging enterprises, and establishing logistics centers were assessed as additional measures to achieve the goals of agricultural development.

For the implementation of state investment projects, the Sughd local authorities were reportedly tasked to strengthen the work of presenting the investment opportunities of the cities and districts of the province, supporting the initiatives of entrepreneurs and investors, and thus attracting as much foreign direct investment as possible.

It was emphasized that organizing tourist infrastructure, improving the quality of services and attracting as many domestic and foreign tourists as possible requires the primary attention of the province authorities and officials of the sector.