Kiribati has established diplomatic ties with Tajikistan.
A joint communique to that end was signed by the two countries' permanent representatives at the United Nations in New York.
Signing on behalf of Kiribati was a former president Teburoro Tito and for Tajikistan, Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov.
Kiribati's mission in New York is one of only three, with the others in Fiji and Taiwan.
Kiribati former president Teburoro Tito (left) and Tajikistan's Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov shortly after the signing. Photo: Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan