Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have signed a framework agreement on fuel supplies as part of a package of 20 cooperation documents, reported The Times of Central Asia.
The documents were signed during President Emomali Rahmon’s talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana on November 7. Businesses from the two countries also concluded 25 agreements worth a reported $2.5 billion. The package covers electricity, metallurgy, manufacturing, agriculture, transport, artificial intelligence and e-commerce. Tajikistan’s Main Department of Geology signed a memorandum with Solidcore Resources, a gold producer registered in Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstan will help train personnel for Tajikistan’s border troops.
The fuel agreement is the most significant document for Dushanbe. Tajikistan depends almost entirely on imported petroleum products: Russia supplied 72.3% of them in the first half of 2026, while domestic refineries covered only about 0.5% of needs. Tajikistan has also held talks with China on fuel imports.
Bilateral trade reached $1.13 billion in January–September 2026, up 25.6% year on year, and the two governments aim to raise it to $2 billion by 2030. Because the two countries share no border, the cost of transit through Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan will determine how competitive Kazakh fuel will be in Tajikistan.
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November 9, 2026