Dushanbe, Dhu-AlQa'dah 25, 1432, Oct 23, 2011, SPA - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Saturday with President Emomali Rahmon and thanked him for the "critical role Tajikistan has played in the international community's efforts to bring security and peace to Afghanistan." Rahmon and Clinton discussed regional security issues, and the need to create greater economic opportunities, jobs and trade (in Tajikistan) , according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". Hillary Clinton, who is on her first visit to the Central Asian country, also had a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi in the capital Dushanbe. --SPA 12:30 LOCAL TIME 09:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/936693