Day: September 16, 2022

The topic of negotiations is the injection of Chinese investments into the Tajik economy.

 

President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with Xi Jinping in Samarkand, the press service of the head of the Tajik state reports.

 

Three documents on cooperation were signed in the presence of the leaders of Tajikistan and China:

 

– Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening investment cooperation in the field of green growth between the ministries of economic development and trade of the two countries;

 

– Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening investment cooperation in the direction of the digital economy between the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC;

 

– Additional protocols for the implementation of the project for the construction of parts of the main sections of the second stage of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway.

 

The report notes that at the meeting, the leaders of the two countries noted the trend of positive growth in trade, which in the first half of this year increased by 82% compared to the same period last year.

 

Source: Asia-Plus

The border troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan denied the information of the Kyrgyz media about the participation of “bearded fighters in black uniform without identification marks” in the conflict.

 

Provocative information disseminated by Kyrgyzstan in social networks is aimed at complicating the situation on the state border of the two countries, – says the press center of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan.

 

«The efforts of the Tajik side to stabilize the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border before 11:10 were unsuccessful, as the Kyrgyz side continues shelling and refuses to resolve the issue through negotiations», – noted in the press release.

 

It is emphasized that “twice the Kyrgyz military responded to the unilateral ceasefire of the Republic of Tajikistan with intense fire from all types of weapons, shelling the settlements of Tajikistan”.

 

The border troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan refutes the information of the Kyrgyz departments about the continuation of the conflict on the Tajik side and states that this information “has no real grounds”.

 

«The power structures of Kyrgyzstan disseminated information about the participation of bearded fighters in black uniforms without identification marks from the Tajik side, which is not true. The Kyrgyz military uses Special Forces and this is a proven fact», – said in the statement by the press center of the Border Troops of the Republic of Tajikistan.

 

It noted that the provocative information disseminated by Kyrgyzstan is aimed at complicating the situation on the state border.

 

«Tajikistan was a supporter of resolving the border conflict through negotiations and diplomacy and remains adamant in its position», – included in the statement.

 

Source: Asia-Plus

 

They expressed satisfaction with the positive processes of recent years in relations between the two countries.

 

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with the head of Iran Said Ibrohim Raisi within the framework of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.

 

During the meeting, the heads of the two countries discussed issues of multilateral cooperation between the two countries, the press service of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan reports.

 

In particular, the issues of developing cooperation between the private and public sectors, attracting investments, creating joint industrial enterprises, establishing direct links between free economic zones and industrial cities of the two countries were considered.

 

At the same time, Emomali Rahmon supported the creation of a joint working group in order to use the transit capacities of the two countries and continue direct cooperation between the regions and cities of Tajikistan and Iran, including through the establishment of sister city relations between them.

 

Source: Asia-Plus

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Friday on members of a central Asian regional grouping, which includes Russia and Iran, to work together to prevent “external forces” from promoting what he called “color revolutions” — popular, pro-democracy uprisings in their countries.

Xi made the comments in Uzbekistan on the second day of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security group led by China and Russia.

In his speech, Xi said members should support efforts each country has made to safeguard its own security and development interests and work to prevent outsiders from instigating a color revolution.

Xi offered to train 2,000 police officers to set up a regional counterterrorism training center and to “strengthen law enforcement capacity building” among member nations.

Observers believe Xi was referencing Western efforts to promote pro-democracy movements that have toppled other authoritarian regimes over the years.

The SCO is made up of permanent members China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to counter Western institutions.

The summit was also Xi’s first overseas trip since the COVID-19 pandemic and his first in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February, days before Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine.

The two leaders met Thursday on the sidelines of the summit and pledged support for one another. Putin assailed what he characterized as the American-dominated “unipolar” world that he sees Russia and China jointly aligned against. Xi told Putin that China is willing to work with Russia to “demonstrate the responsibility of a major country” and “inject stability into a turbulent world.”

In comments to VOA, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the partnership between Russia and China is based on mutual convenience.

He said, “These two countries are not, like, best of friends. I mean, they have a relationship, obviously, but it is not built on a whole heck of a lot of mutual trust and confidence.” Kirby said the U.S. is going to continue to keep lines of communication open with China.

 

Source: Voice of America

The media write about the start of negotiations between the heads of the State Committee for National Security of the two countries on the situation at the border.

 

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held telephone conversations to resolve the current situation on the border of the two countries, Asia-Plus was informed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan.

 

However, there is no information about the results of the negotiations yet.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reports that the Kyrgyz side again noted the need to resolve problems arising on the border exclusively by political and diplomatic means.

 

Minister Kulubaev is in constant contact with Minister Mukhriddin to resolve the situation in the border area.

 

Source: Asia-Plus

 

The Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan discussed the conflict on the border of the two countries on the sidelines of the SCO summit taking place in the city of Samarkand, the press service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic reports.

 

According to the press service, the leaders of the two countries agreed to instruct the relevant structures to ceasefire and withdraw forces and assets from the line of contact.

 

According to the agreements, the chairmen of the State Committee for National Security of the two countries will work on the spot (conflict zone), a commission has been created to investigate the circumstances and causes of the incident.

 

An agreement was also reached on accelerating the work of the Intergovernmental Commission of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border, the press service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic reports.

 

The Tajik side has not yet officially announced the meeting of the presidents and its results.

 

Source: Asia-Plus