“From the first days of its independent existence, Tajikistan has been a strategic partner and ally of Russia.

And now, more than ever, our bilateral ties are on the rise, contacts are actively developing in all areas, ”he said in an interview with Izvestia.

The ambassador noted that the trade turnover between Russia and Tajikistan in 2021 amounted to $1.3 billion, which is a record high, and the volume of direct investment, in turn, reached $1.7 billion.

In addition, according to the ambassador, cooperation continues in the military and military-technical field. 

As previously reported by NSN, the deputy mayor of the Moscow capital for economic policy and property and land relations, Vladimir Yefimov, said that trade between Russia and Tajikistan increased by 91.3% over the past year.