Telephone conversation between Emomali Rahmon and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on May 15, a telephone conversation took place between the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the Chairman of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.

“During the conversation, the entire range of issues related to bilateral cooperation, the results of the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Tajikistan, and the current regional and global situation were discussed,” the statement notes.

It is also reported that during the conversation, opinions on other relevant issues were expressed.

A source in the Tajik government stated that by “today’s regional and global situation,” the press service of the President of Tajikistan primarily refers to the discussion of the situation in post-Soviet countries that have maintained relations and cooperation within several organizations.

According to him, when the leaders of Central Asian countries have a telephone conversation and official sources report that “opinions on other relevant issues were expressed,” it means that in addition to the good relations and cooperation established between the countries, the leaders are good and loyal friends and primarily discuss the most important issues of the day or the public’s reaction to a particular incident, for example, reports about Lukashenko’s disappearance from the public space or his illness.

The press service of the President of Tajikistan also reports that during the telephone conversation, “the parties discussed issues related to the preparation for high-level regional events, including the summits of the consultative meeting of the heads of Central Asian states and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, which will take place in September 2023 in Dushanbe.”