AKIPRESS.COM - Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at the first leg of his four-nation tour, Wednesday arrived in Tajikistan, thenews.com.pk reports.

During his stay in Dushanbe, Shah Mahmood Qureshi will hold meetings with his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin and President Emomali Rahmon today.

Matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation, the evolving situation in war-torn Afghanistan and future strategy will be discussed in the meetings.

The foreign minister's visit is aimed at holding consultation with the neighbouring countries to adopt a joint strategy to cope with the challenges faced by the region in view of the developing situation in Afghanistan.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had left for his four-nation tour to Central Asian Republics (CARs) and Iran to exchange views with the leadership on the Afghanistan crisis.

After Tajikistan, the foreign minister will visit Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran.