Putin & Rahmon To Discuss Situation of Tajikistan’s Border With Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon will meet in the Bishkek city of Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

The Russian president’s adviser said that during the two presidents' meeting, the security of the region and the situation on the Tajikistan border with Afghanistan will be discussed.

TASS news agency reported on Wednesday that in addition to other issues, Putin and Rahmon will also talk about the status of Moscow’s 201 military base in Tajikistan.

Russia believes that the 201 military base in Tajikistan located near Afghanistan’s borders is one of the key factors of stability in the region.

After the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, Russia equipped its military base in Tajikistan with modern equipment to strengthen border protection.

Emomali Rahmon has repeatedly warned that terrorists are actively present on the borders of Afghanistan and are trying to penetrate into Tajikistan and Central Asia.

Earlier, the National Security Committee of Tajikistan announced that three terrorists were targeted and killed on the border with Afghanistan. Tajikistan announced that these people were members of the "Jamaat Ansarullah" and intended to carry out terrorist attacks in this country.

It is believed that the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon will take place before the meeting of the Council of Heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

This is Vladimir Putin's first foreign trip after the issuance of his arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court. This warrant was issued because Putin has been accused of committing war crimes and kidnapping Ukrainian children.

The President of Russia is also going to visit China next week to attend the third "Belt and Road" Forum for International Cooperation.

Kyrgyzstan and China are not members of the International Criminal Court, which was established to prosecute war crimes.