Vladimir Putin congratulated Emomali Rahmon on his birthday

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, began the conversation by warmly and sincerely congratulating Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, on his birthday and awarding him the Order of the Russian Federation For Services to the Fatherland, III degree, for his significant contribution to strengthening Tajik-Russian relations of strategic partnership and alliance and ensuring regional stability and security. This is reported by Khovar.tj news agency.
In response, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan cordially thanked the President of the Russian Federation for his good wishes, stressing that he attributes this high award to the people of our country.
The heads of state discussed a range of issues of inter-state relations between the two countries and the prospects for their further development and expansion and exchanged views on certain aspects of regional cooperation and topical issues on the international agenda.