Iran, Tajikistan to Implement Visa-Free Travel Pact: Envoy

Iran and Tajikistan will soon implement a pact for the cancellation of visa requirements, which was signed during a recent visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the Central Asian country.

Iranian Ambassador to Dushanbe Alireza Haqiqian announced the above in a meeting with Faizulla Barotzoda, the head of Tajikistan-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, held in the Tajik capital on Thursday.

He referred to the process of comprehensive development of relations between the two countries and hailed the role of parliamentary cooperation in deepening ties.

The visa waiver agreement is part of a larger package of bilateral treaties which include cooperation in transportation, the establishment of free economic zones, anti-drug trafficking efforts, and crisis management.

Barotzoda, for his part, emphasized the readiness of the Tajik Parliament to create a legal platform in order to further expand cooperation. - Iran Daily