Rustami Emomali has departed for Kazakhstan

On August 26, the Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli (upper house of parliament) of Tajikistan and the Mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali, departed on an official visit to Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan. 

As part of the official visit to Kazakhstan, Rustam Emomali held a meeting with the Chairman of the Senate (upper house of parliament) of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbayev. 

During the meeting of the leaders of the upper houses of parliament and negotiations in an expanded format with the participation of parliamentary delegations from Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, the current state and prospects of bilateral relations, inter-parliamentary ties, as well as pressing issues on the international and regional agenda were discussed.

Later, Rustam Emomali met with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

During the meeting, a wide range of issues concerning bilateral relations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan was addressed.

The parties discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation, education, science and culture, regional security, drinking water, and climate, naming industry, energy, agriculture, transport, and digitalization of the economy as priority areas for cooperation.

It is still unclear how long the Mayor of Dushanbe’s visit to Kazakhstan will last.

Recently, especially over the past year, Rustam Emomali’s working visits to Russia and neighboring countries have sharply increased. Experts predict that his frequent visits may be related to the impending transfer of power from father to son in Tajikistan.