By empty (3/29/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
China plans to loan Tajikistan $172 million for investment projects in Tajikistan. Ghafur Rasulov, a spokesman for Tajikistan\'s Economy and Trade Ministry, told Regnum that the funds are part of a $900 million loan package China has made available under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, whose members are China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajik Economy and Trade Minister Hakim Soliev is currently in Beijing for talks on Chinese support for projects in Tajikistan, Soliyev said.