Following the signing and exchange of documents, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, held a press conference, during which they expressed satisfaction with the results of the high-level meetings and negotiations.

At the beginning of the press conference, the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, noted, in particular: «Our dialogue in an atmosphere of mutual understanding once again confirms the high level of relations between Tajikistan and Russia.»

Emomali Rahmon provided a detailed account of the results of the high-level talks, noting the importance of the agreements reached today regarding the development of comprehensive cooperation, including further increasing trade and investment, implementing joint projects, establishing manufacturing facilities, opening an industrial park, processing agricultural products, extracting and processing minerals, collaborating in digitalization and artificial intelligence, strengthening cooperation in cultural and humanitarian areas, including education and healthcare, youth policy, sports and tourism, training young professionals, as well as security and defense issues.

Gratitude was expressed to Vladimir Putin for increasing educational quotas for Tajik students, building five Russian schools and a center for gifted children in Tajikistan, assisting in training Russian language teachers, providing educational literature, and constructing the Mayakovsky Russian Drama Theater in Dushanbe.

High praise was given to the cooperation between law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, and defense departments of the two countries, including in the fight against terrorism, extremism, and illegal arms and drug trafficking.

The similarity of Tajikistan and Russia’s approaches to cooperation within international and regional organizations was confirmed.

The Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, expressed confidence that the documents signed and agreements reached during the visit would give new impetus to the further development of comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

In his statement to the press, President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, for the invitation and the warm welcome and hospitality, and highly commended the results of the high-level meetings and talks.