Today, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — the Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin in Dushanbe.

At the beginning of the conversation, the Head of our state stressed the importance of maintaining a regular interstate dialogue at the summit levels.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the Tajik-Russian strategic partnership and allied relations.

They noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of relations between the two countries in many areas of cooperation, especially in the trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as the close interaction of the parties in the field of security.

It should be noted that the Russian Federation remains the main trading partner of Tajikistan and continues to occupy a leading position in the structure of the foreign trade turnover of our country. Last year, the growth of trade between the two countries increased by 23.7 percent and reached to $1.674 million.

In this context, they spoke about the great potential that both countries have to increase mutual trade and jointly implement large investment projects on a mutually beneficial basis.

The leader of the nation highly appreciated the achieved level of cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. At the same time, interest was expressed in further expanding practical ties in the fields of education, science, culture and healthcare.

An exchange of views also took place on topical issues on the international and regional agenda.