The current state and prospects of friendly relations and multidimensional cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan have been considered at the tete-a-tete meeting of the heads of both states Emomali Rahmon and Asif Ali Zardari, then during the official negotiation with participation of delegations.

President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, who has also arrived in Dushanbe for participation in International Nawruz celebrations and RECCA-V, have opened the Branch Office of the National Bank of Pakistan in Tajikistan, which is situated in Aini Street of the capital.

This evening the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon met with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, who has arrived in Dushanbe for participation in International Nawruz celebrations and the Fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA-V).

This morning the President of the country Emomali Rahmon put in commission a beautiful and modern nine-floor building of the National Library of Tajikistan and had an interesting meeting with numerous representatives of intelligentsia.

President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon attended and spoke at the meeting of heads of Eurasian Economic Community member states, which took place in Moscow.

The Head of Tajik state Emomali Rahmon supported the process of integration of economic opportunities of the countries of post-Soviet space during his speech and at the same time highlighted: “in our view, the change of such scale must be realized through large discussion with involvement of expert circles of all member states and this will, of course, require a lot of time”.

Today, on the eve of celebration of glorious Navruz holiday 352 families of officers of security, defense and law enforcement agencies, particularly Defense Ministry, Ministry of Interior, National Security State Committee, National Guard, Border Forces, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Drug Control Agency and others have been granted one-roomed, two-roomed, and three-roomed beautiful apartments with support of the President of the country Emomali Rahmon.

Today, the President of the country Emomali Rahmon visited the Educational Complex of Public Enterprise “Educational Centre for Adults of Tajikistan”.

In the evening a special session of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan was held under chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Head of Government of the country Emomali Rahmon.

The issues related to elimination of consequences of a prolonged cold winter with abundant precipitations, current unfavorable state of weather, recent excessive precipitation of snow, prevention of people and agriculture from danger of avalanches and floods, as well as assistance to farmers were considered at the meeting.

Today, on the eve of celebrating Navruz holiday, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon rendered assistance to more than 7 200 needy people, particularly poor families and those with participants of the Great World War of 1941-1945, the disabled, elderly, bedridden persons and orphans at the expense of Emergency Fund of the President of Tajikistan and Public Charitable Fund of Emomali Rahmon.