Relations of the Republic of Tajikistan with the French Republic

Brief summary of bilateral relations

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the French Republic were established on March 3, 1992. The Embassy of the French Republic in Dushanbe was opened on November 3, 2001. The Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in Paris was opened in 2013.

The Embassy of Tajikistan in Paris served also as the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) until 2023.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to France is Mr. Jamoliddin Ubaidullo (since January 2018). Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the Republic of Tajikistan is Mrs. Elsa Pignol (since October 2023).

France was one of the first countries, which recognized the state independence of Tajikistan in 1991. The Tajik-French relations are developing in political, economic, scientific, cultural and military fields.

The political, military-technical, trade-economic and scientific-cultural cooperation between the two countries developed particularly rapidly from 2002, that is, during the stay of the French air base at the Dushanbe international airport.

Among the mechanisms of bilateral relations between Tajikistan and France are interdepartmental political consultations of foreign ministries, mutual visits at the political level, visits of representatives of parliaments, defense ministries and law enforcement agencies of the two countries, business forums of Tajikistan and France, direct links between educational and research institutions, cultural events and partnership within the framework of international organizations.

Political relations

During the high-level visits (from 2005 to 2022), high-level meetings and negotiations between the Head of State of Tajikistan and the President of France, other officials and representatives of business, investment, science and culture circles were held, and the parties exchanged views on expanding mutually beneficial cooperation and strengthening the contractual and legal basis. For example, during the 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 Republic of France on November 7, 2019, 12 new cooperation documents were signed between the parties, which regulate cooperation between the two countries in the fields of air transport, tourism, foreign policy, education, science and various sectors of the economy and trade.

The participation of the presidents of both countries in the official opening of the Exhibition of Historical Paintings entitled "Tajikistan - the Land of Golden Rivers" at the National Museum of Asian Art "Guimet" in Paris (October 13, 2021), as well as the participation of the representative of the President of France "One Water" summit, Ms. Barbara Pompili, in the Third International Conference on the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028" reflected the desire of the heads of both countries and their peoples to expand cooperation between Tajikistan and France.

Inter-parliamentary ties

Inter-parliamentary ties between Tajikistan and France are well established. Deputies of the Majlisi namoyandagon and two chambers of the French Parliament in the course of meetings and mutual visits touch upon the development of the relations between the two countries. Groups of friendship and cooperation function between the parliaments of Tajikistan and France.

Legal-treaty base

Tajikistan and France have signed 22 bilateral cooperation documents, which form the contractual and legal basis for relations between the two states in the fields of foreign policy, economy and trade, investment, education, culture and science and technology, tourism, air transport, etc. On March 16, 2022, the parties expressed their intention to expand multifaceted relations by adopting the “Roadmap for the Development of Cooperation for 2021-2026”.

Cooperation in the fields of science and culture

Tajikistan and France have established relations in the fields of culture, science, technology and education on the basis of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Republic of France on Cultural, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (since December 2002).

From October 13, 2021 to January 10, 2022, an exhibition of historical paintings entitled “Tajikistan - the Land of Golden Rivers” was held at the Guimet National Museum of Asian Art in Paris. The opening ceremony of this exhibition took place on October 13, 2021 with the participation of the heads of the two states - the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, and the President of the Republic of France, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron. The President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, presented to his counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his accompanying delegation the history and civilization of the honorable Tajik nation, the contribution of its fruitful children to the development of human civilization, historical sites, Tajik statehood in different centuries, and the antiquity of the land of Tajikistan.

On May 4, 2022, the French Language Learning Center “Alliance Française” of the Republic of France was established.

Economic relations

Foreign trade turnover with the Republic of France in 2024 amounted to amounted to 12,7 million US dollars.

The total volume of French investment in Tajikistan is 125 million US dollars. Of this amount, 77.3 million US dollars are direct investments.

17.03.2025