Dushanbe. 19 August. “Asia Plus” -- Today on August 19, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon sent a congratulatory telegram to the President of the IRA Muhammad Ashraf Ghani on the occasion of Independence Day of Afghanistan.

As reported the press service of the leader of Tajikistan, in the massage President said that Tajikistan, as it has been for centuries, will continue to be a good neighbor of Afghanistan.

"We will remain faithful to the traditional friendship of the two fraternal peoples and the development of relations with Afghanistan remains one of the priorities of Tajikistan''s foreign policy", - said E. Rakhmon in the message.

Then the leader of Tajikistan stressed that Tajikistan, as always, stands for establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan.