President Emomali Rahmon yesterday arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on a two-day state visit.
A large group of high-ranking officials, including members of the government as well heads of a number of ministries and agencies and entrepreneurs are accompanying him on his visit to Kazakhstan.
The Tajik president’s official website says Emomali Rahmon was warmly welcomed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport.
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On the same day, Emomali Rahmon and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting in Astana.
Rahmon reportedly expressed gratitude to Tokayev for the invitation to pay a state visit and the warm welcome.
It was assured that the results of this visit, high-level meetings and talks and the new package of cooperation documents to be signed will provide a new basis for deepening the partnership and strategic relations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
Diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan were established on January 7, 1993. Diplomatic mission of Tajikistan in Kazakhstan started to operate in June, 1993. Diplomatic mission of Kazakhstan, which received the Embassy status in January 2001, has operated in Dushanbe as an independent Mission since April, 1998.
Since diplomatic relations were established, the leaders of the two states had reportedly paid eight official visits.
Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have signed 100 interstate and government-to-government agreements to date. The fundamental document – the agreement on basic relations was signed in January 1993. The strategic partnership agreement, signed on September 14, 2015, have a special place in bilateral ties.
The countries actively collaborate within a number of international and regional organizations such as the UN, OSCE, SCO, CICA, CSTO and CIS.
