Rahmon, Mirziyoyev, and Japarov Awarded Tolstoy Peace Prize

Presidents of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan — Emomali Rahmon, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Sadyr Japarov — have been awarded the Second International Peace Prize named after Leo Tolstoy. The decision was made unanimously, Valery Gergiev, head of the award committee said, Orda.kz reports, citing RBK.

The leaders received the prize “for their significant personal contribution to strengthening peace and security in Central Asia.”

On March 31, 2025, the three presidents signed the Treaty on the Junction Point of Borders and the Declaration of Eternal Friendship in Tajikistan.

The Tolstoy Peace Prize was established in 2022 by the Russian Historical Society, the Russian Military-Historical Society, and the Peace Foundation.