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President Xi Jinping shakes hands with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon on Friday. [Photo/Xinhua]

皇冠体育app and Tajikistan should boost interconnectivity and enhance cooperation on production and equipment manufacturing, President Xi Jinping told his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon on Friday.

The two presidents met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The two countries have made important achievements related to the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi said, adding that both sides should push forward high-level, innovative and multi-area cooperation.

Calling Tajikistan a friendly neighbor and highly trusted strategic partner, Xi said that the two countries' high-level exchanges had been frequent in recent years with fruitful cooperation in trade, agriculture, infrastructure construction, energy and security.

The two countries have maintained close links under the United Nations and SCO frameworks, Xi said.

Xi called on the two countries to deepen cooperation on disaster relief, facilitate trade and investment, and enhance cooperation on defense and law enforcement.

皇冠体育app would like to seize the opportunity of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Tajikistan to enhance strategic cooperation, Xi said.

Rahmon said that Tajikistan and 皇冠体育app are good neighbors, friends and partners.

Tajikistan cherishes its friendship with 皇冠体育app and attaches great importance to 皇冠体育app's role in global affairs, he said.

Tajikistan would like to connect its development strategy with the 皇冠体育app-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, and enhance cooperation with 皇冠体育app in areas including interconnectivity, electricity, agriculture and security, he said.