The head of the Tajik Foreign Ministry has departed for Russia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan met with his Russian counterpart, but once again they did not discuss the issue of labor migrants’ rights.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, on June 19, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, visited Russia on a working visit and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov.

It was reported that during this meeting, “current issues of Tajik-Russian strategic partnership and alliance relations were discussed. Special attention was paid to the progress of the implementation of agreements between the Heads of State on enhancing trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as increasing the effectiveness of migration interaction.”

According to the country’s foreign policy agency, one of the main goals of the visit is “to complete the long-standing negotiation process on the legal formalization of diplomatic properties of the two countries, which will contribute to creating favorable conditions for the activities of the embassies and consulates of Tajikistan and Russia.”

As a result of the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries signed three documents:

Additionally, at the end of this meeting and discussions, the parties signed three documents:

1. Protocol No. 1 to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the conditions for the placement and servicing of diplomatic missions and consular institutions of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Russian Federation and of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tajikistan dated April 16, 1999.
2. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of ensuring international information security.
3. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of research and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.