OREANDA-NEWS The Presidents of the Russian Federation and Tajikistan, Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon, had a telephone conversation, the Kremlin's press service reported on Friday.

"In a businesslike and constructive manner, an exchange of views was held on some topical bilateral topics, including cooperation in combating the terrorist threat, as well as in the migration sphere. In this context, it was agreed to improve the mechanisms of interaction between relevant ministries and departments," the message reads.

"They also expressed confidence that the recently intensified attempts by certain forces to artificially escalate the situation around migrant workers coming to Russia, including from Tajikistan, will be jointly suppressed and will not be able to damage the time-tested fraternal relations between the peoples of the two countries," the Kremlin's press service said.

The Presidents also discussed issues of joint participation in the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, to which Rahmon was invited.