OREANDA-NEWS. On May 22, 2007 Sharif Saidov- a Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan had a meeting with Igor Aristov-vice-President of South-Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reported the press-centre of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Saidov reported about the status and activities of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan, had made an overview of priority-oriented branches of economy, needed in investment.

This firstly concerns energy, mining activities, house, hotel and road building, creation of tourism infrastructure, remanufactured enterprises in the industry and agriculture (remaking of cotton, cocoon, leather and wool, fruits and vegetables, juice and cannery production). The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry underlined that the investment climate in Tajikistan is exceptionally propitious, and the new law "On investments" promotes it.

Aristov noted that Tajikistan and Chelyabinsk region connects old business relations, which can be considerably widened on the interregional level. And as a supervisor of economic relations in the South-Ural Chamber considers them priority-oriented. He invited delegation of businessmen of Tajikistan to come to the South-Ural region with a response visit, to one of the most developed region in the sphere of industry.

The main purpose of present visit is to hold exhibition and business meetings – promotion of enterprise production to the market of Tajikistan. This is delivery of black and colored metals, industrial and agricultural equipments, mini-hydro-electro stations, building techniques. Ready to work in the sphere of energy, interested in the delivery of fruits and vegetables from Tajikistan, and also in their remaking.

Would like to invest building industry (brick production and asbestos cement pipes). There are proposals about the collaboration in the military industry complex and mining industry. They would like to meet with the leadership of the Ministry of energy and industry of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Vice-President reported that the Trade house of Uzbekistan will soon be opened in Chelyabinsk. Saidov proposed to discuss the possibility of opening a Trade house of Tajikistan in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk.

Companions talked about the problems of working migration, so Aristov underlined that the real support on the highest level of the region is being given to the tajik migrants. There were also touched the problems agricultural production delivery from Tajikistan, which will be discussed during the meeting with the leadership of railway station. It is important the fruits and vegetables from Tajikistan will be seen on the markets of South Ural already this year.

Then there was signed an Agreement on collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan and South-Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

At the end of the meeting there was the exchange of informational materials; CD disk prepared by the Chamber of RT was given to the guest with the macroeconomic indexes of economy of the Republic, data of tax, custom and legislation spheres, more than 400 enterprises with the description of 176 investing projects.