Today, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon sent a message of condolences to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which reads as follows:

“Your Excellency,

I express our condolences to the friendly people of Turkey in connection with death of dozens of citizens of the Turkish Republic and a large number of casualties among them as a result of the tragic explosions near the Istanbul city stadium.

We strongly condemn this inhumane act and reiterate the urgent need to strengthen a resolute struggle against all manifestations of terrorism and extremism at all levels.

Expressing deep sympathy to the relatives of the victims, I wish full recovery to all those injured».