On June 5-6, Lavrov will visit Tajikistan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Tajikistan on June 5-6, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and a meeting with President Emomali Rahmon. This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

“On June 5-6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Tajikistan,” the ministry said. “He is scheduled to meet with President Emomali Rahmon and talks with Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin.”

The diplomatic department noted that during the contacts it is planned to discuss the prospects for further development of the alliance between Moscow and Dushanbe in the political, trade, economic and humanitarian fields, to exchange views on issues of mutual interest on the international and regional agendas. “Particular attention will be paid to further deepening the foreign policy coordination between Russia and Tajikistan on the main multilateral platforms, including the CSTO, the CIS, the SCO, as well as the UN, the OSCE and the CICA,” the ministry added.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that during the visit, Lavrov will speak at a meeting with young diplomats, students, journalists, representatives of expert and scientific circles of Tajikistan at the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University, and will take part in the presentation of the book collection "Russian Classical Writers and Orthodoxy" , it is also planned to visit the 201st Russian military base.

Source: avesta.tj