Mr. Chen Jinghe, Chairman of Zijin Mining Group met with Mr. KokhirRasulzoda, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan during the time when he attended the 14th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Zhengzhou on December 14th. Both sides exchanged frank and in-depth views on Zijin’s investment and development in Tajikistan.

Chairman Chen Jinghe said that as ZGC is the largest gold mining company in Tajikistan and one of the most important gold mining companies in Central Asia, Zijin Mining, with support from Tajik government, is confident of the prospect of this investment.

Mr. KokhirRasulzoda said that Tajik government appreciated the contributions ZGC had made to the development of local economy and improvement of people’s living standard in the past few years, and valued the importance of creating a favorable external environment for its operation. Currently, a joint working group is established to tackle with the related problems.

Tajik Minister of Industry and New Technology and Minister of Economic Development and Trade also attended the meeting.

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Zijin Mining is a leading global metals and mining company and one of the world’s largest producers of gold, copper, and zinc. The company has more than 30 large-scale mining operations and projects across 19 countries on 5 continents. Leveraging strong in-house research, engineering, and development capabilities, Zijin maintains high operational efficiency and low costs in both acquisitions and operations. This enables the company to be an industry leader in value creation, underpinned by its philosophy of pursuing development for all and sustained by superior environmental, social, and governance performance. Zijin’s shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX: 2899) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 601899).