Dushanbe hosted a number of important high-level international events

From October 8–10, 2025, Dushanbe hosted a number of important high-level international events:

• A state visit of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to the Republic of Tajikistan;

• The Central Asia–Russia Summit of Heads of State;

• A meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council;

• A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, paid a state visit to Tajikistan on October 8–9.

A wreath-laying ceremony at the Ismoil Somoni Monument, one-on-one and expanded talks between heads of state, and the signing of interstate and intergovernmental documents took place during the state visit.

Following the meetings, a press conference was held between the leaders of Tajikistan and Russia.

On October 9, the Presidents of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia held the second Central Asia–Russia Summit. During the summit, the heads of state discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of multifaceted cooperation. The issues of coordinating efforts to combat terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and other transnational challenges were also discussed.

Following the summit, a Final Communique and a Joint Action Plan were adopted.

On October 10, 2025, under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, the CIS Heads of State Summit was held at the Palace of the Nation in Dushanbe.

The event was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The CIS heads of state discussed current issues on the international agenda, including regional and global security. Particular attention was given to further deepening political dialogue, strengthening trade and economic cooperation, and expanding humanitarian and cultural collaboration within the Commonwealth.

Following the meeting, CIS leaders signed important documents that facilitated the further expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation in this multilateral format.

On October 9, a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers was also held in Dushanbe, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin. The agenda of the meeting included key issues related to strengthening multilateral cooperation within the Commonwealth.

The foreign ministers reviewed the agenda of the upcoming CIS Heads of State Summit and exchanged views on important international and regional issues, including security, sustainable development, and coordination of actions at international forums.