During an Iran-Tajikistan Business Forum on Wednesday, the two sides discussed ways for expansion of tourism cooperation between the two nations.
Addressing the forum, President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh urged the need for Iran and Tajikistan to introduce their tourism attractions, referring to wavering of visa requirements for Tajik citizens by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian which enables Tajik people to travel to Iran from every point of the country.
He also said that Iran and Tajikistan can give a boost to their cooperation in different areas, including, techno-engineering, oil, gas, medical equipment, and health tourism.
Hassanzadeh hailed the cultural commonalities between the two countries which he believed could pave the way for enhancement of their economic relations.
Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism, Reza Salehi Amiri, who was also present at the forum, said that the two countries have agreed to increase bilateral tourism exchanges so that the number of Tajik tourists visiting Iran and Iranian tourists visiting Tajikistan will reach 100,000 annually. In a meeting earlier in the day he had said that the number currently stands at as low as 8,500.