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Saidov said that 53 Turkish companies have been operating in Tajikistan and they expected more businessmen to the country.

In 1992-93 - First Deputy Commander of the Special Brigade of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, former President of the Football Federation of Tajikistan.

Shamsiddinzoda Zohidi added that Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan can take steps to speed up the establishment of a connection between the railways of these countries soon.

Over the report period, the overwhelming majority of foreign citizens - 524,800 people - have visited Tajikistan on personal business, and only 23,700 (3.9 percent) of them have visited Tajikistan for tourism purposes.

Speaking at the occasion, Ahmed Hassan Moughal, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that Tajikistan was a gateway for Central Asia and Pakistan wanted to develop close cooperation with it in many fields.

He said Pakistan could export many products to Tajikistan including sugar, textiles, cement, sports goods, surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals and leather products and stressed that Pakistani exporters should step up efforts to exploit these business opportunities.

The Tajikistan government is organising the conference in collaboration with the United Nations (UN).

Speaking at a seminar on "Tajikistan - The Land of Opportunities for Tourism Industry of Pakistan", Tajikistan Ambassador Sherali Jononov said the two countries were exploring opportunities for cooperation in energy, education, culture and defence sectors.

Pakistan Tourism and Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Khan said this during a meeting with Ambassador of Tajikistan Sherali Jononov here on Saturday.

He added that in order to strengthen the tourismrelations between Pakistan and Tajikistan, a establishment of a working group on tourism is already under consideration.