Presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a tete-a-tete meeting in Dushanbe city, Trend reports with reference to Kabar.
In his speech, Emomali Rahmon stressed that Tajikistan attaches great importance to the official visit of Sadyr Zhaparov and is sincerely interested in the creative development of bilateral cooperation between the countries, the press service of the Kyrgyz president reported.
"Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan interact constructively on a multilateral basis and we are ready to discuss with you the state and prospects of the entire complex of our relations," the Tajik leader said.
In turn, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov expressed gratitude to Emomali Rahmon for the invitation to pay an official visit to Tajikistan.
The Kyrgyz leader noted with regret that the tragic events of April 28-30 this year were days of severe historical trials and grief for the people of the two countries.
"I would like to emphasize that both sides should not allow a repetition of the armed conflict in the future. The peoples of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have always been brotherly peoples, the Kyrgyz and Tajik have always maintained good-neighborly and friendly relations," he stressed.
Following the tete-a-tete meeting, the leaders will continue negotiations in an extended format.