Tajik Leader Sends Congratularory Message To Armenian President-Elec

TAJIK LEADER SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO ARMENIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT

Avesta website
March 5 2008
Tajikestan

Dushanbe, 5 March: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon hopes that relations
with Armenia will further develop during SerzhSargsyan’s presidency.

The president’s press service has told Avesta that a telegram sent
by Emomali Rahmon to the Armenianpresident-elect says: "Tajikistan
highly values partnership relations with Armenia which meet the
nationalinterests of both states."

In his message, the Tajik president expressed confidence that
multifaceted Tajik-Armenian relations would be boosted based on
equality and mutual respect during Sargsyan’s term in office as
Armenia’s president.

"Taking the opportunity, I express my readiness to make every effort to
further deepen and expand cooperationbetween Armenia and Tajikistan,"
the president said.

We recall that Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan won the 19 February
presidential election in Armenia.