Distinguished participants,
Ladies and gentlemen!

I am delighted to meet you.

I would like to first of all welcome you all and express profound gratitude for your participation at this meeting.

Strengthening partnership relations and promotion of wide-ranging cooperation with the USA is one of the major directions of our foreign policy.

Mr. President,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and gentlemen,

I at the outset wish to join my colleagues – heads of states and governments in congratulating Mr. Miroslav Lajcak on his election as the President of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly and wish him every bit of luck in his most noble duties.

Excellencies,
Heads of delegations,
Ladies and gentlemen!

I am delighted to first of all express words of very warm of welcome and thank you for being with us today in this high level event.

I do believe today’s deliberations and exchange of views help to reinforce our joint efforts towards implementation of the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable development 2018 – 2028”.

Your Excellency, Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,

Your Excellency, Mr. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,

Your Excellency, Mr. Sooronbay Sharipovich Jeenbekov, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Distinguished Mass Media Representatives,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

At the outset, in your presence, I would like to once again offer my welcome to my esteemed friend and brother, H.E. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and his Delegation.

I also would like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend our congratulations to our Pakistani friends on their accession to Shanhai Cooperation Organization.

Distinguished Compatriots!
Esteemed Participants!

Let me in this glorious moment extend my sincere congratulations to the honorable people of Tajikistan, our compatriots overseas, every youngster and adult in Vahdat town and all of us, distinguished participants, on the occasion of the 20^th Anniversary of the National Unity Day and wish to your families peace, unity, happiness and wellbeing. 

Distinguished UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

First of all, I would like once again to congratulate you, Mr. Guterres, on your election as the United Nations Secretary-General.

I welcome you and your delegation to Tajikistan.

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Your Majesty, the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Your Excellency, the President of the United States of America,
Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished Members of Delegations,
Honorable participants,
Dear ladies and gentlemen,

I at the outset would like to extend my sincere gratitude to organizers of this Summit for the warm welcome, generous hospitality and the favorable environment for our deliberations.

Generals, officers and soldiers!
Distinguished war and labor veterans!
Honorable guests and participants!

This year we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the end of bloody battles of 1941-1945 war and the mankind victory over the Hitler Fascism, no example of which the mankind history remembers.

The Tajik people also celebrate this historic event alongside with all peace-loving nations.

Distinguished Compatriots,
Esteemed Residents of Dushanbe!

In such a glorious moments, when Nawruz holiday arrived in our paradise country with a great joy, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all people of our country and decent residents of our capital city – Dushanbe and all of you, distinguished participants, on the occasion of this magnificent holiday, which is one of the symbols of national identity and moral independence of Tajik people.