Participation in the first leaders' summit of the Central Asia-Republic of Korea format

On 16 September in Seoul, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, took part in and addressed the first summit of heads of state in the Central Asia - Republic of Korea format. The meeting brought together the President of Tajikistan, the President of the Republic of Korea and the heads of Central Asian states.

Emomali Rahmon thanked the President and the friendly people of the Republic of Korea for the warm welcome and sincere hospitality. He said that expanding cooperation in this format is especially important in today's tense global environment and reflects efforts toward shared development, stronger international cooperation, and lasting peace and stability.

He also stressed the need to deepen economic cooperation, build resilient supply chains and work more closely on climate-related challenges, including climate change, shortages of fresh water and glacier melt. At the end of the summit, the Seoul Declaration was adopted, and on the sidelines of sectoral events a memorandum on cooperation in industry and supply chains between five Central Asian states and the Republic of Korea, as well as the Korea-Central Asia Future Partnership Initiative on artificial intelligence, science and technology, were signed.