The Tajik president’s official website says that after the highest-level meeting and negotiations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, a signing ceremony of new documents of cooperation was held in the presence and with the participation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Heads of state Emomali Rahmon and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Declaration on Allied Interaction between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.

In the presence of the heads of state, eight new cooperation documents were signed:

- a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Center for Strategic Studies  under the President of Tajikistan and the Institute for Strategic Research under the President of  Kazakhstan;

- a protocol between the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan on the organization of exchange of advance information on goods and means of transport transported between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan;

- a MoU on establishing sister-city relations between the cities of Khujand of Tajikistan and Turkestan of Kazakhstan;

- a roadmap between the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan and the Committee of Tourism and Sports Industry of Kazakhstan;

- a roadmap for the expansion of cooperation in the field of agriculture between the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan for 2023-2025;

- a plan of mutual cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan in the field of industry and innovation for 2023-2024;

- a MoU on cooperation between the Export Agency under the Government of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan;

- a cooperation program between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan for 2023-2025;

The Tajik president’s official website notes that thus, in total, 20 new cooperation documents were signed by the ministries and agencies within the framework of the state visit of President Emomali Rahmon to Kazakhstan.  

After the ceremony of signing the new cooperation documents, Emomali Rahmon and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a press conference for a wide range of journalists and characterized the results of high-level meetings and negotiations for the strengthening, expansion and continuation of friendly and cooperative relations as good and significant.