For a great personal contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland III degree, the corresponding decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information of the Russian Federation.

"For a great personal contribution to strengthening the relations of strategic partnership and alliance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as to ensuring regional stability and security, award the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, III degree, Rahmon Emomali - President of the Republic of Tajikistan", - says the document.