Tajikistan President arrives on state visit to India in Kerala

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, who is on a state visit to India from December 14-18, arrived in Kerala on Wednesday evening.

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, who is on a state visit to India from December 14-18, arrived in Kerala on Wednesday evening.

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at a business forum in Colombo on December 14, 2016. Later in the day, Rahmon arrived on a state visit to India. (AFP)

The President and a delegation accompanying him will leave for New Delhi on December 16 after spending two days in Kochi.

Officials said no official engagements have been scheduled during his Kerala visit.

Ernakulam district collector Mohammed Y Safirulla and top officials of the state government received the President and the delegation accompanying him at Kochi International Airport on their arrival from Colombo, a Kerala government spokesman said.