Today in the Palace of the Nation, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon held talks with President of the National Assembly (Speaker of the House of Parliament) of the Republic of Armenia Ara Babloyan.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon held talks in the Palace of the Nation with Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

In the course of the talks, the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, called the Asian Development Bank a reliable partner of Tajikistan and stressed that since 1998, ADB has provided about 1.6 billion U.S. dollars to support development of Tajikistan’s economy.

In the sidelines of the second session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and Azerbaijan, the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi to discuss the full range of issues.

At Kokhi Somon Palace, the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

It was noted that cooperation between Tajikistan and African countries has good prospects ahead. In this regard, Tajikistan is interested in a full-fledged cooperation between African continent's countries.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon received the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nizar Bin Obaid Madani.

During the talks, the two sides expressed their satisfaction with the current level of cooperation between Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon received the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori.

It was recognized that Tajikistan considers the UAE as its reliable partner, and the growth of bilateral ties over the past year has fully developed.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon received the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate of Palestine Dr. Riad Maliki.

It was stressed that Tajikistan pays special attention to the development of relations with friendly Palestine and hopes to make joint efforts to push interstate relations to a higher level.

Following his speech at the second session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and Azerbaijan at Kokhi Somon Palace, the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon met with Secretary General of the League of Arab States Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon expressed his satisfaction with the development of Tajikistani - Arab League cooperation.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon received today defense ministers of the CIS member states who arrived in Tajikistan for participation in a meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers.

The President of the country expressed his satisfaction with the results of the 25-year work of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers and underlined that over the past years of cooperation the CIS member states had accumulated a wealth of experience on the foundations of solid defence.

On the sidelines of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Sochi, the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His Excellency Emomali Rahmon met with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The agenda covered current bilateral relations and prospects for developing cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia.