Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda heading an official Tajik delegation today morning departed for Tehran.

While in Tehran, Tajik interior minister will hold talks with high-ranking Iranian officials to discuss the issues related to bilateral security cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran and joint fight against extremism and terrorism, according to the Tajik Ministry’s press center. 

The parties are expected to discuss a number of other issues being of mutual interest.  

Tajik interior minister’s visit to Tehran is expected to result in signing of a number of cooperation documents. 

Recall, the Minister of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abdul Reza Rahmani Fazli traveled to Tajikistan in February this year at the invitation of his Tajik counterpart.

He arrived in Dushanbe on February 22 for talks on bilateral and regional issues.  

According to Iranian media reports, he was accompanied by Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, Governor of Khorasan Razavi, Babak Dinparast, Deputy Coordinator of Economic Affairs and Regional Development, and Rahim Saki, Director of the Information and International Affairs Center of the Ministry of Interior.

Abdul Reza Rahmani Fazli held talks with his Tajik counterpart Ramazon Rahimzoda and President Emomali Rahmonto discuss cooperation issues.