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Putin Arrives in Tajikistan for CIS and Central Asia Summits, Bilateral With Aliyev Set

The trip underscores Moscow’s drive to consolidate its role in Central Asia.

President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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Overview

  • Putin began a three‑day state visit to Dushanbe (October 8–10) that includes the Russia–Central Asia summit on Thursday and the CIS heads of state meeting on Friday.
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed a Putin–Ilham Aliyev meeting in Dushanbe on Thursday to focus on bilateral relations.
  • CIS leaders are expected to consider roughly 20 documents and discuss a proposed “CIS Plus” format while prioritizing trade, investment and security cooperation, according to the Kremlin.
  • Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it supports the U.S. plan for Gaza focused on a ceasefire, detainee releases and humanitarian access, and confirmed Sergey Lavrov’s participation in the Russian–Arab cooperation forum on October 13 and the first Russian–Arab summit on October 15 in Moscow.
  • Russia highlighted parallel security and economic moves: Defense Minister Andrey Belousov called for stronger military and technical ties with Tajikistan; Azerbaijan’s president proposed 2026 joint Turkic states exercises; Moscow opened a new pharma plant (over 8.5 billion rubles, up to 5.4 million vials annually) and set a 2026 industrial investment goal of about 1 trillion rubles; Tatarstan signed cooperation accords with Indian counterparts and proposed hosting the Russia–India intergovernmental commission in Kazan in 2026.