President Emomali Rahmon departed for Moscow on April16 on an official visit.  His visit is expected to result in signing of a number of cooperation documents.

According to Khovar news agency, ministers of foreign affairs, economic development and trade, finance, agriculture, education and science, labor and migration, energy and water resources, as well as heads of counter narcotics agency, committee for youth and sports affairs, antimonopoly agency, tax committee, customs service, Sughd governor, president of the academy of sciences and some other officials are accompanying Rahmon on his visit to the Russian Federation.

Khovar says Rahmon’s visit to Russia will last until April 18 and a number of cooperation agreements are expected to be signed during his visit.

The sides are expected to sign government-to-government agreements on construction of Russian-language schools in Tajikistan and bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, security and culture.

Besides, Tajikistan and Russia are expected to sign an agreement on cooperation between their regions.

Meanwhile, a statement released by the Kremlin press service on April 15 says Emomali Rahmon will pay an official visit to Russia on April 16-17 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

According to the statement, the talks will address key issues relating to bilateral relations and measures to further develop mutually profitable cooperation in the political, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres, as well as others.

The negotiation participants will exchange views on vital regional issues.

Russia's Ambassador to Tajikistan, Igor Lyakin-Frolov, said the documents the two countries will sign during the Tajik president's visit to Moscow will particularly make it possible to improve the supply of Tajik agricultural goods to Russia.