The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon signed an executive order to award the Order of Zarrintoj (Gold Crown) 1st Class to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

According to the document, the order was awarded for his enormous contribution to strengthening interstate relations, expanding friendly and good-neighborly ties between the Tajik and Uzbek peoples, development of mutually beneficial trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

President Rahmon presented the award at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex, where the concert of Tajik – Uzbek Evening of Friendship was held with the participation of both nations’ masters of art.