Overview

• The Russian president made a brief appearance before reporters in Dushanbe at the end of his state trip to Tajikistan, according to correspondents on site.
• Across three days in the Tajik capital, he held talks with President Emomali Rahmon and met with Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev.
• He delivered remarks at the Central Asia–Russia summit and joined an informal lunch for CIS delegation heads.
• On Friday he participated in the CIS heads of state meeting and held a bilateral with Kazakhstan’s Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
• The schedule underscored Moscow’s engagement with regional partners through coordinated multilateral sessions and focused one-on-one meetings.