On Tuesday April 30, Kazakhstan Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit.

Tajikistan’s stat-run news agency Khovar reports that at the Dushanbe airport Kazakhstan Prime Minister was met by his Tajik counterpart Qohir Rasoulzoda and other high-ranking Tajik state officials. 

Kazakh Premier is reportedly scheduled to hold talks with Qohir Rasoulzoda today and he is planned to be received by President Emomali Rahmon.  

According to Khovar, the parties are reportedly planned to discuss issues related to the mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in sectors such as industry, agriculture and energy.  

Other details of the Kazakh prime minister's visit have not been reported.

Oljas Bektenov (born December 13, 1980) is a Kazakh politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 2024.  Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, Bektenov held various positions including deputy chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption from 2018, and later as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency from 2022 to 2023, he was appointed as the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan were established on January 7, 1993. 

Relations between the two countries are developing on the basis of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership that was signed in Dushanbe on September 14, 2015.

Legal foundation of relations between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan includes more than 80 documents. 

Deepening and expansion of bilateral relations between the two countries are promoted by the activities of the Tajik-Kazakh Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) for Trade and Economic Cooperation.

The main products exported by Tajikistan to Kazakhstan vegetables, fruits, ores and concentrates of lead, zinc, and copper.  Tajikistan’s imports from Kazakhstan include grain, flour, sunflower oil, building materials, paints and petroleum products.  

Tajik Railways (Tajik state railway company) has expanded cooperation with Kazakhstan’s Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Locomotive Kұrastyru Zauyty.