DUSHANBE, September 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Dushanbe today morning ahead of a summit of the Collective Security treaty Organization in the Tajik capital.
According to the Tajik president’s official website, the Tajik leader expressed gratitude to Russia and President Putin for supporting measures taken by Tajikistan during the events in early September and for assistance provided to Tajikistan’s population affected by natural disasters in July this year.
Russian president reportedly confirmed Russia’s readiness to support measures taken by the Tajik government to protect security and stability in the country.
The Russian leader noted that the relations between Russia and Tajikistan develop based on allied obligations and coherence of positions in all international organizations.
“I am glad to say that we cooperate closely and agree our positions in all international organizations – the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. And this work comes through the Foreign Ministry and law enforcement agencies,” Putin leader said.
Russia remains the leading trade and economic partner of Tajikistan. In 2014, a two-way trade between the two countries increased by 38 percent compared to 2013.
Meanwhile, the significant decline has reportedly been seen in the first six months of this year and Tajikistan’s agricultural exports to Russia have significantly decreased.
Rahmon reportedly offered Putin to discuss steps on improving the situation and launching joint ventures for processing farm produce in Tajikistan.
A special attention was paid to issues related to simplification of conditions of stay of Tajik labor migrants in the Russian Federation. They, in particular, touched upon the issue of extending the period of stay of Tajik nationals in the Russian Federation without registration to 90 days.
The two leaders also discussed a number of regional and international issues being of mutual interest, the source said.
