Russia–Tajikistan relations

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Russia–Tajikistan relations
Map indicating locations of Russia and Tajikistan

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.

On May 25, 1993, a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was signed between the two countries.[1]

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.[2]

The current Ambassador of Russia to Tajikistan is . The current Ambassador of Tajikistan to Russia is .

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  • (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 (1/12/2009). "TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS WANT TO CLEANSE TAJIK MEDIA". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2009-07-18. {{cite web}}: 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 (June 6, 2004). "Tajikistan: Russia scores over U.S." The Hindu. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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