The distinguished guest was met by officials at the International Airport of the Turkmen capital, which was decorated with the state flags of the countries participating in the meeting, turkmenistan.gov.tm reports.
A guard of honor was lined up on both sides of the carpet leading from the plane's gangway.
According to a long tradition, a boy and a girl in national costumes presented the Tajik leader with bread and salt and flowers.
At the trilateral summit, the heads of the three countries will discuss topical issues of developing regional cooperation.