Russia is a strategic partner and ally for Tajikistan and Dushanbe will not change its position, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon said.
Emomali Rakhmon called the relations between Russia and Tajikistan allied, emphasising the sincerity and firmness of this position.
“Of course, our enemies would like, want to quarrel, scatter by various methods. I think you know about our position that Russia is a strategic partner and ally for Tajikistan. Russia has the largest military base outside of its own country exactly in Tajikistan. All these years we have not changed our position and we are not going to change our position,” the Tajik president said during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
Russia and Tajikistan must fight global challenges and threats together, Rakhmon said.
Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry said that a joint exercise of the Armed Forces of Russia and Tajikistan was opened at the mountainous and desert training range “Harb-Maydon”.
