Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. From left to right: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and CIS Secretary-General Sergei Lebedev during a joint photo ceremony.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov (left) and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Dmitry Peskov (center), Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary, before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) pose for a joint photo.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. From left to right: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose for a group photo before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. From left to right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov pose for a group photo before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. From left to right: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. From left to right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (center) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. CIS Secretary-General Sergei Lebedev (left) and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary (center), before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (center) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (left) during their meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. CIS Secretary-General Sergei Lebedev (left) and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. From left to right: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon pose for a group photo before the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov (left) and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov (right) during Putin's press scrum with Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Journalists during a press scrum with Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Journalists during a press scrum with Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Dushanbe. Journalists during a press scrum with Russian media representatives at the Kokhi Somon government residence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of Nations. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) pose for a joint photo.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tajikistan. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council at the Palace of the Nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (right) before the meeting.

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