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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been discussing bilateral relations with the Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, in Moscow. They discussed prospects for expanding bilateral relations of strategic partnership and alliance, with a focus on trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation in addition to exchanging opinions on key regional issues. Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Bilateral agreements on cooperation in cleaning up areas of Tajikistan affected by uranium mining and ore mining operations, and on the creation of an Industrial Park in Tajikistan were signed. In addition to these, the Strategic Partnership Programme of the two countries’ Defence Ministries for 2026–2030, the Agreement between the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Tajik Ministry of Industry and New Technologies on industrial cooperation, as well as digitalisation and information technology were also agreed and signed.
Russia is among Tajikistan’s largest foreign trade partners. Last year, trade grew by more than 7%, reaching US$1.5 billion. Russia is also a leading investor in Tajikistan’s economy, with more than 300 Russian invested enterprises operating in Tajikistan with a combined capital investment of about US$1.6 billion.
Putin summarized Russian involvement in Tajikistan as follows: “Russia and Tajikistan have almost completely stopped using foreign currency in mutual settlements. The Ruble’s share of commercial transactions exceeded 96% at the end of 2024, while sustainable channels of credit and banking cooperation are being consistently built. A number of Tajikistan’s banks have connected to the financial message transmission system of the Central Bank of Russia. Russian and Tajikistani citizens have the opportunity to make cross-border money transfers through the fast payment system. Issues related to wider use of the Mir Russian payment cards in Tajikistan are being resolved.
Russia supplies large volumes of oil and oil products to Tajikistan, almost completely covering the needs of the Tajik economy for hydrocarbons. Gazprom Neft is actively operating on the Tajik market, owning a network of oil depots and petrol stations and providing a significant share of all tax payments to the state budget of the country.
Russia is also helping Tajikistan develop hydropower. The Sangtuda hydroelectric power station, built with Russian participation, produces 12% of the electricity consumed by Tajiksitan. Russian companies are ready to continue assisting in operating and upgrading existing generation capacities in Tajikistan based on the most advanced technological and environmental standards.
Industrial cooperation is also deepening. Russia’s BTK Group is implementing a project to create a full-cycle light industry cluster in Tajikistan, starting from cotton cultivation to the production of finished garments. Deliveries of mechanical engineering products, cars, pipes, rolled metal products to the Tajik market have been established, and, in accordance with the intergovernmental agreement signed today in Dushanbe, a Russian-Tajik Industrial Park will soon be set up.
It is well known that about a million of Tajiks live and work in Russia. They are employed in various sectors, especially such dynamically progressing ones as construction and housing and utilities, transport, and logistics. They make a big contribution to the development of the Russian economy.”
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