Armenian, Tajik leaders talk over Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process VIDEO / Updated

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a separate meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe during an official visit, focusing on the ongoing peace process between Yerevan and Baku.

According to the Armenian Prime Minister’s press service, discussions centred on the opportunities created by the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, regional cooperation, and the implementation of the TRIPP initiative – the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”.

President Rahmon welcomed the initialling of the peace agreement following the Washington meeting and expressed Tajikistan’s support for the normalisation of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.

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On October 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Dushanbe, ahead of a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) heads of state.

The talks took place shortly before the opening of the summit in the Tajik capital, Caliber.Az reports per Armenian media.

During their meeting, the two leaders discussed prospects for expanding trade and cooperation in green energy, industry, inter-parliamentary dialogue, culture, education and youth policy.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit will be held under the chairmanship of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on October 10. The meeting brought together leaders from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Discussions at the summit focused on pressing regional and global security issues, the deepening of political dialogue, the expansion of trade and economic ties, and the strengthening humanitarian and cultural cooperation within the CIS. The summit concluded with the adoption of a series of agreements aimed at enhancing multilateral collaboration.

Ahead of the CIS gathering, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tajikistan on October 8-9 for a state visit. He held bilateral talks with Tajik leaders, followed by an expanded meeting during which several bilateral and intergovernmental agreements were signed. The visit concluded with a joint press conference.

On October 9, a Central Asia–Russia summit convened, including the presidents of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Leaders focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation and coordinating actions against terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and other cross-border challenges. The summit issued a Final Communiqué and a Joint Action Plan.

Also on October 9, the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers met in Dushanbe to discuss strengthening multilateral cooperation, regional security, and sustainable development.

By Aghakazim Guliyev