The Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

During the conversation, President Rahmon congratulated the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with his 80th birthday, and expressed his best wishes.

He noted the long-term fruitful activity of Nursultan Nazarbayev in his former post as the president of the friendly Kazakhstan, which has earned him general respect and a well-deserved reputation at home and abroad, including in Tajikistan.

The importance of long-standing ties of brotherhood and strong friendship between the two leaders for steady development of friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan was also emphasized.

While exchanging views on the expansion and deepening cooperation between the two countries whithin the framework of strategic partnership, the two sides stressed the importance of further advancing this constructive process for the benefit of both nations.