Tashkent, 5 November, . Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 4 November received in Tashkent Rustami Emomali, chairman of Tajikistan’s Majlisi Milli and mayor of Dushanbe, and awarded him the Order “For Selfless Service”, Rustami Emomali’s press service said.
Emomali is on an official visit to Uzbekistan and passed greetings from Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to Mirziyoyev. The sides discussed the state and prospects of friendship and strategic partnership, strengthening interparliamentary ties, improving the legal framework of relations and coordination of the parliaments; they separately spoke about trade, direct investment and cooperation in the fuel and energy sector, as well as ties in education and interaction in regional and international organisations. Mirziyoyev presented the award for the contribution to developing relations of friendship, good-neighbourliness, strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries.
The same day Emomali met Tanzila Narbayeva, chair of the Senate of Uzbekistan’s Oliy Majlis; following the talks they signed a roadmap for developing interparliamentary cooperation for 2027–2028, the press service of Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament said. For Kazakhstan this is neighbourly news: an official visit by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is under way in Astana on 5–7 November.
What it means: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have fixed their interparliamentary contacts with a two-year plan, and the head of Tajikistan’s upper chamber received an order in Tashkent. The reports name no specific projects or amounts.
Who benefits: The sides name trade, direct investment and fuel and energy cooperation as goals; who exactly will benefit and by how much is not stated in the reports.
Background: The Majlisi Milli is the upper chamber of Tajikistan’s parliament (Majlisi Oli), and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis is the upper chamber of Uzbekistan’s parliament. For comparison, Kazakhstan’s trade with Tajikistan grew 1.4 times in six months of 2026 to 770 million dollars; Kazakhstan is among Tajikistan’s three main trade partners.
We have also reported that Astana hosts leaders for three days.
