Invited by ITP Prof. DING Lin, Prof. Yunus Mamadjonov, Director of the Institute of Geology Tajikistan Academy of Sciences (IGTAS), visited ITP on July 11, 2012. He conducted in-depth academic exchanges and communications with the ITP scientists experienced at geology and geotectonics.

Prof. YAO Tandong welcomed him  by introducing to him ITP research realms and international cooperation. Identifying common interest in academic understanding of the Pamir Plateau region, ITP and IGTAS signed a memorandum of understanding for further cooperation in the Third Pole environment study.