Russia–Tajikistan relations

Russia–Tajikistan relations

Russia
Tajikistan

Russia–Tajikistan relations (Russian: Российско-таджикские отношения) is the bilateral relationship between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan.

Dmitry Medvedev in Tajikistan. September 2011.

Both countries are close allies and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the military alliance formed by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Tajikistan hosts Russian military units and infrastructure in Central Asia. Tajikistan and Russia also work closely together in issues concerning Afghanistan and are partners in anti-terrorism, anti-narcotics, and intelligence operations.

Tajikistan is highly dependent on the remittances coming from Russia. In 2012, it received US $3.595 billion in migrant remittances, equalling some 48% of its GDP. Some 1.5 million Tajiks work abroad, mostly in Russia.[1]

The current Ambassador of Russia to Tajikistan is Igor Lyakin-Frolov. The current Ambassador of Tajikistan to Russia is Imomuddin Sattorov.

See also

  • (in Russian) Documents on the Russia–Tajikistan relationship at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Zafar Abdullayev (March 4, 2004). "TAJIKISTAN, RUSSIA PROBE MILITARY PARTNERSHIP". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  • Konstantin Parshin (1/12/09). "TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS WANT TO CLEANSE TAJIK MEDIA". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2009-07-18. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • "Tajikistan Russia's Role in the Early 1990s". Photius. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  • "Tajikistan-Russia: Demarche as Rakhmon's answer to Medvedev". Ferghana.Ru news agency. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  • Vladimir Radyuhin (Jun 6, 2004). "Tajikistan: Russia scores over U.S." The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-07-18.


Diplomatic missions

References

  1. ↑ "Russian FSKN Chief against Introducing Visas for Central Asians". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 18 January 2013.


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