And he honored the memory of the fighters for the independence and freedom of Kazakhstan by visiting the "Defenders of the Motherland" memorial.

The speaker of the upper house of the parliament of Tajikistan, the mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali, within the framework of an official visit to Kazakhstan, met in Nur-Sultan with the speaker of the Senate of the parliament of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbaev.

Issues of development of Tajik-Kazakh inter-parliamentary relations were discussed at the meeting, the press service of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan reports.

Rustam Emomali noted the long-term aspiration and role of the top political leadership of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in expanding and strengthening bilateral relations.

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It was noted that in 2020, despite the pandemic, the volume of trade between the two countries approached the $ 1 billion mark, and this year, compared to the same period last year, this figure increased by almost $ 100 million.