Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 12, the day after the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), reported Asiaplus.tj.
The two leaders discussed regional security, trade, energy, digitalisation and labour migration. Rahmon praised Russia’s chairmanship of the CSTO. They confirmed their interest in increasing trade and widening the range of goods exchanged. Energy, industry, agriculture, transport and logistics, and municipal infrastructure were named as promising areas. They also discussed artificial intelligence, e-government and cybersecurity, as well as education, science and culture.
At the summit on November 11, the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan adopted the Collective Security Council Declaration and a package of 18 documents. They spoke out against weapons in space and called for joint efforts against terrorism and transnational crime. Tajikistan will chair the CSTO from January 1, 2027, under the motto “Collective security: strengthening borders, regional stability, shared responsibility.”
Russia is Tajikistan’s main security partner: its 201st military base near Dushanbe is Russia’s largest abroad. It is also the main destination for Tajik labour migrants, whose remittances account for about 40% of GDP. Migration has become a sensitive issue in bilateral relations since Russia tightened rules for migrants after the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack.
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November 12, 2026