At a business forum in Dushanbe, Belarus, Tajikistan and Afghanistan signed 8 documents on the development of partnerships in the spheres of industry, education, food and beverage supplies. The parties looked at prospects for expanding trade and economic cooperation between the three countries in mechanical engineering, metallurgy, agriculture, food production, tourism, pharmaceutics, and education. The program of the forum also included presentations of the industrial, export and tourism potential of the three countries, promising investment projects.