Vladimir Putin thanked Emomali Rahmon for his attention to the Russian language in Tajikistan.
The leaders met in the Kremlin the day after the CSTO summit in Moscow. Vladimir Putin noted that the relations between the two countries are of a strategic nature and are developing positively in the economic and humanitarian fields.
"We will devote our meeting to bilateral relations, which are, of course, strategic in nature. We are grateful to you - I emphasize this all the time - for your attention to the Russian language in Tajikistan," the Russian leader said.
Amomali Rahmon, in turn, reported on the annual increase in trade turnover and the development of cooperation in culture and security.
The president of Tajikistan also spoke about establishing a center for gifted children and a drama theater named after Mayakovsky in Dushanbe.