On the occasion of the 31st anniversary of Tajikistan’s independence, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received congratulatory messages and telegrams from heads of state and government of foreign countries, leaders of international organization, politicians, as well as prominent social and public figures.

The messages underscored Tajikistan’s significant achievements during the years of independent toward state-building and the impressive results of its socio-economic development.

The ever-increasing role of Tajikistan in regional and world affairs, consistent strengthening of the country’s authority on the world stage through active and creative participation in solving urgent problems of international and regional nature were also noted.

Likewise they express sincere wishes of peace, stability and further prosperity to the people of Tajikistan.

The congratulations were sent by:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres;

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin;

President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping;

President of the United States of America Joseph Biden;

Emperor of Japan Naruhito;

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev;

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev;

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymukhamedov;

President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko;

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev;

President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov;

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi;

President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Arif Alvi;

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan;

President of the Republic of India Draupadi Murmu;

King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud;

President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok Yeol;

President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier;

President of the Republic of Hungary Katalin Nowak;

President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman;

King of Spain Philip VI;

President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda;

President of the Republic of Italy Sergio Mattarella;

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden;

President of the Swiss Confederation Iñazio Cassis;

President of the Republic of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Souza;

King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa;

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia David Hurley;

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe;

President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune;

President of the Republic of Singapore Halimah Yacob;

President of state of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas;

Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un;

Chairman of the Executive Committee — Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev;

Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming;

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas;

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Ibrahim Taha;

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud;

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV;

Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman.

The congratulatory messages are still being sent.