Tuesday, August 8 2006 11:38 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: India and Tajikistan on yesterday (Aug 7, 2006) inked five bilateral cooperation pacts, and will sign a sixth one on today (Aug 8, 2006).

The pacts, according to an MEA release included a Joint Declaration signed by both Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Apart from the Joint Declaration, the other five agreements inked included an MoU on energy cooperation, a programme of cooperation in the field of science and technology, an MOU on foreign office consultations, an agreement on promoting cultural exchange programmes and an MOU on Cooperation between the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and Tajik Academy of Sciences.

"The last agreement will be signed at the ICWA on Tuesday," said an MEA spokesman.