Russia – The Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, discussed by telephone on Friday the two countries’ cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, as well as on migration issues, the Kremlin press service reported.
The Kremlin said in a statement on its website that the conversation took place “in a practical and constructive atmosphere” and witnessed an exchange of views on a number of urgent bilateral files, including “cooperation in combating the terrorist threat, as well as in the field of immigration,” and it was agreed to “improve cooperation mechanisms between ministries.” And the concerned departments.”
According to the statement, the two parties expressed their confidence that “recently intensified attempts by some forces to artificially inflame the situation around workers coming to Russia, including from Tajikistan, will be thwarted by joint efforts and will not harm the fraternal relations that have stood the test of time between the peoples of the two countries.” “.
Last Saturday, the Tajik Foreign Ministry issued recommendations to citizens to refrain from traveling to Russia temporarily unless there is an “absolute necessity,” in light of the “difficulties facing the citizens of Tajikistan in the recent period” when entering Russian territory.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that there are strict security measures on the Russian border due to the continued presence of the terrorist threat following the attack on the Crocus City shopping center on the outskirts of Moscow on March 22.
It is noteworthy that the terrorist attack on the “Crocus City” center resulted in the deaths of 144 people and the injury of hundreds. The Russian authorities arrested a number of Tajik citizens pending investigation, including the perpetrators of the attack.
Source: RT
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2024-05-05 08:02:36