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By Nigar Abbasova

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have agreed to cooperate in the sphere of labor and employment of population.

The cooperation agreement was signed within the framework of an official visit of Azerbaijani delegation headed by Salim Muslimov, the Azerbaijani minister of labor and social protection to Tajikistan.

Muslimov visited the country upon the request of the Tajik Ministry for Migration and Employment for exchange of experience in the spheres of labor-market regulation, pursuing of an active policy in the market, planning and development of human resources, labor protection, data systems in the market, development of the system of professional training, preparation and realization of joint projects with the participation of international organizations and concerned state bodies as well as vocational rehabilitation of invalid persons.

During the meeting, Tajik minister Sumangul Tagoyzoda emphasized that her country attaches special importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of labor and employment. She stated that this meeting will be important for the two countries to expand cooperation, Azertac reports.

Muslimov informed the Tajik side about the dynamics of socio-economic development that his country has achieved as a result of successful internal and external policy of President Ilham Aliyev.

The minister said that more than 1.5 million workplaces have been created in the country, where the GDP increased 3.4 times, unemployment and poverty levels decreased by 5 percent, over the last 12 years. These positive processes have been observed with the growth of the average monthly wage more than 5.6 times, income of the population 7 times and with the reduction of poverty 3 times lower than the level of poverty, which makes about 5 percent.

Noting that the necessary work on exchange of experiences in the relevant areas of business will be done, Muslumov stressed that the expansion of bilateral cooperation in this regard is advisable.

Tagoyzoda further stated that the work done towards labor and employment of population in Azerbaijan, including supporting access of young people, persons with disabilities to the labor market, as well as the reforms carried out for creation of labor and social protection system on the basis of modern innovative approaches are of great interest.

She stressed that they will pay special attention to studying of experience of Azerbaijan in these fields, as well as the implementation of the bilateral exchange of experience and information.

The cooperation document which was signed by Salim Muslimov and his Tajik counterpart covers areas of cooperation, as well as the issue of solving the employment problems.

The agreement also stipulates implementation of cooperation in the spheres of exchange of analysis and informational resources, experience exchange in the spheres of vocational training and retraining of specialists, mutual participation of experts and specialists in the international events held in the two countries as well as arrangement of educational trips for the professional development of the sides.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on May 29, 1992. The embassy of Tajikistan in Azerbaijan has been operating since March 23, 2008. Embassy of Azerbaijan in Dushanbe began functioning on September 22, 2007.

The trade turnover between the two countries amounted to approximately $3 million in the first five months of 2016 according to Tajikistan`s State Statistics Committee.

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