Putin and Rahmon discuss upcoming SCO summit in Samarkand

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, the presidents discussed the upcoming SCO summit in Uzbekistan in September, the Kremlin press service reported.

"They [the presidents] discussed some topical issues of further development of friendly Russian-Tajiki relations, as well as the topic of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand in September," the statement said.

According to the press service of the Tajik leader, Putin and Rakhmon also "exchanged opinions on topical international problems and some issues of regional cooperation, including ensuring regional security with an emphasis on the situation in Afghanistan".

At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue contacts on these issues and noted the importance of further building of multifaceted cooperation between the parties.