The Government of Tajikistan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a grant agreement worth 296 million Japanese yen ($1.8 million) to support the development of human resources through educational scholarships.

The agreement was signed in Dushanbe on November 11 during a meeting between Tajik Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda and Yoshimasa Takemura, head of JICA's office in Tajikistan, according to Khovar.

The project aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation by providing Tajik government officials with opportunities to pursue master's and doctoral degrees at universities in Japan.

The scholarship programme is expected to contribute to the professional development of public servants and strengthen Tajikistan's human resource capacity through advanced education in Japan.