Bilateral Relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were established on December 18, 1995.

On March 17, 2007 the Consulate General of the Republic of Tajikistan was opened in Dubai, UAE. Since April 20, 2010 the United Arab Emirates appointed its Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Tajikistan with residence in Astana.

On October 8, 2010, the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the UAE was established and started its activity in 2011.

On August 16, 2024, Gulov Ashrafjon was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Arab Emirates. The current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Tajikistan (residing in Astana) is Muhammad Said Muhammad Al-Ariki.

The first official visit of the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, to the United Arab Emirates took place in 1995 at the invitation of the Founder of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In the framework of this trip a number of agreements were signed during this visit.

Also, in 2007 and 2016, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan paid official visits to the United Arab Emirates. During the high-level meeting the issues related developing and expanding friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries were discussed.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation is developing and on February 25, 2021 the first virtual inter-parliamentary consultations were held between members of the Tajikistan-United Arab Emirates Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group.

On December 5-6, 2023, a delegation of representatives of the country's Parliament led by the Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda, participated and spoke at a meeting of parliamentary institutions held in Dubai on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). On the sidelines of that meeting, Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda met with the Chairman of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates Saqr Ghabbosh.

On May 16-17, 2015, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, paid an official visit to the United Arab Emirates.

On May 25, 2017 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan paid an official visit to the Republic of Tajikistan.

The first meeting of political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers was held in March 2017 in Dushanbe and the second meeting was held on March 5, 2019 in Abu Dhabi.

Since 2014, four meetings of the Tajikistan-UAE Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation have been held (May 2014 in Abu Dhabi, April 2016 in Dushanbe, December 2017 in Abu Dhabi, and July 2021 (virtually).

From January 1, 2022, citizens of the United Arab Emirates will can travel to Tajikistan without a visa for a period of 30 days. Also, from January 29, 2023 a visa-free regime between the two countries came into force for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports.

04.03.2025