President Emomali Rahmon sent to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov a message of congratulations on the occasion of the Turkmen national holiday celebrating the 24th anniversary of the Independence Day, which reads in particular:
"Dear Gurbanguly Myalikgulievich,
With a great pleasure, I send you my congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the national holiday of Turkmenistan - the 24th anniversary of the Independence Day.
We are satisfied that the interaction of the Republic of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan is filled with new positive content, including political, economic, cultural and humanitarian character.
I hope that the Tajik-Turkmen relations will continue to develop rapidly. For our part, we will spare no efforts to deepen these relations in every way.
I wish you, dear Gurbanguly Myalikgulievich, good health and further success, and the friendly people of Turkmenistan - peace, stability and prosperity. "