Official visit of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev began with the official welcoming ceremony in front of Palace of Nation. On this occasion, honor guard units and an orchestra of wind instruments lined here.

Distinguished guest - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was met by President Emomali Rahmon who invited him to the honorary tribune.

Ceremony of the meeting included a report to the commander of the guard of honor, the performance of the national anthems of the two countries, the passage of the two presidents before the honor guard, a tribute by the distinguished guest to the National Flag of Tajikistan, the introduction of the official delegations of the two countries and the passage of combatant officers and soldiers of the Guard of Honour of Tajikistan.

Discussion of issues related to the development and expansion of friendly relations and mutually beneficial multifaceted cooperation between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan began with a meeting of the two presidents in the format "tete-a-tete".