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Emomala Rahmon said that Tajikistan is a rich country with his culture and deman...

Central Asia is not the USSR: President Tajikistan criticized Putin at a summit in Astana (video)

Emomala Rahmon said that Tajikistan is a rich country with his culture and demanded respect from the Kremlin in the presence of a Russian leader. President of Tajikistan Emomala Rachmon criticized Russia's leadership for disrespect for the republic, reminding the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin that the countries of Central Asia should not be treated "as a former Soviet Union.

" The Head of State made a corresponding statement during a speech at the CIS heads in Astana (Kazakhstan) on Friday, October 14. Rahmon reminded Putin that during the organization of the Forum in Tajikistan asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and personally asked the Russian leader to send to the west the minister's level officials, but this request was not fulfilled. "At least at the ministers were present at the level of deputy ministers.

Here Tajikistan deserved, a strategic partner. We do not do? and culture. "" Where did we break something? Where did we get greeted with someone? We have never violated . . . We have always respected our main strategic partner (Russian Federation). And we want to be respected. We are not begging. We have a rich country. Resources are more than in the Mendeleev table. There are oil and gas . . . precious metals and even strategic raw materials that are not in the world. No one is interested, "Rakhmon added.

The head of Tajikistan also made a request to Putin that the Kremlin did not lead to the republic of" Central Asia as the former Soviet Union. " Each country has its own questions, traditions and customs. We need to find the middle ground, "Rakhmon said. In a video recorded in the summit fields, one can see how Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during Rahmon's speech. Recall that at today's press conference in Astana Putin made a number of statements.