MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon at the Kremlin, a TASS correspondent reported.

On Wednesday, the two leaders took part in a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow.

"Yesterday, we discussed security issues facing the CSTO region of responsibility with our colleagues. In my view, all our discussions produced positive results. We reaffirmed our shared determination to continue working together in this crucial field," Putin said at the meeting with Rahmon.

"Today, as agreed, we will dedicate our meeting to bilateral relations, which are certainly of a strategic nature and are developing positively in both the economic and humanitarian spheres," he added.

Rahmon, in turn, said that relations between Dushanbe and Moscow were gaining momentum across all areas. "I would particularly like to note that trade keeps growing every year, and cultural and humanitarian cooperation is also on the rise. [Cooperation] in the field of security is developing very well," the Tajik president stated.