FM Muhriddin Meets His Kyrgyz Counterpart and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding in New York

On September 23 in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev, and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo held a trilateral meeting.

The officials exchanged views on the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border and expressed their readiness to continue negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the issue.

Additionally, the parties noted the importance of fulfilling the agreements within the framework of the signed protocol on the settlement of the armed conflict on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border areas dated September 19, 2022.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

President of the Tajik National Academy of Sciences Compares Armed Aggression of Kyrgyzstan with the Attacks of International Terrorist Groups

President of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan Farhod Rahimi compared Kyrgyzstan’s armed aggression on the territory of Tajikistan to the attacks of international terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda* and ISIS*.

Yesterday, speaking at an international conference in London dedicated to the 11th anniversary of the death of Burhoniddin Rabbani, he mentioned that a few days ago, independent Tajikistan was subjected to a brutal attack by Kyrgyzstan, as a result of which dozens of innocent women, children and civilians were killed, and hundreds of houses of local residents were destroyed.

“The aggressors even attacked the cathedral mosque with drones during prayer and killed dozens of worshipers, which is unacceptable from both an Islamic and human point of view, similar to the attacks of international terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda* and ISIS*, which violates all the provisions of international and universal documents,” said Rahimi.

He informed the participants that the attacked were preplanned, and even before the outbreak of hostilities, Kyrgyzstan was creating fake online groups in different languages ​ and attracting foreign hackers to block social networks andTajik sites in order to distort reality and the spread of lies.

However, according to Rahimi, by its treachery and irresponsibility, using the high platform of the UN, Kyrgyzstan distorts this reality throughout the world, incorrectly and one-sidedly assesses what is happening and tries to convince the world to accept their lies and slander.

Expressing the position of Tajikistan, he recalled that over the past 30 years, Kyrgyzstan has carried out more than 200 armed attacks on Tajikistan.

“We have never been the first to threaten or carry out an armed attack on a neighboring country. We have not seized plots of their land, on the contrary, they live on the lawful lands of our country, which they seized in various ways during the Soviet period. By our actions we defended only our land and our national interests. I think that all these riots, treachery and encroachments on the sacred land of my country — Tajikistan — will not give rest to the souls of our great personalities, such as Burhonidin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud, hundreds and thousands of great Tajiks and Persians,” he added

He addressed the conference participants and urged them to be together with Tajikistan in conveying the truth and not to distorting reality, as well as in assisting in presenting the reality of this conflict and the position of our country in the international arena.

The International Conference dedicated to the 11th anniversary of the death of Burhoniddin Rabbani was held on September 23 in London.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

Tajik Delegation Attends Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 and China

Yesterday, on the sidelines of the High Level Week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin took part in the 46th annual meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China.

Muhriddin expressed his opinion on the problems of developing countries, including recovery from COVID-19, rising electricity prices and prices for raw materials, logistics, and disaster prevention.

He also mentioned the initiatives to declare 2025 as the International Year for the Protection of Glaciers and to establish the International Glacier Protection Fund under the auspices of the United Nations.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

Tajik FM Meets UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

Yesterday, on the sidelines of the High Level Week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the newly appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Li Junhua.

The parties exchanged views on topical issues of cooperation between Tajikistan and the UN DESA, including joint actions to promote the three pillars of sustainable development — social, economic, and environmental.

They also expressed their views on Tajikistan’s global initiatives in promoting the World Water Agenda, declaring 2025 as the Year of Glacier Protection, and the upcoming Dushanbe Counter-Terrorism Conference.

The meeting also focused on regional security, including the need to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko Will Pay an Official Visit to Tajikistan

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Tajikistan in October. The details of the visit were discussed by Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and and the Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei in New York on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

Muhriddin informed his Belarusian counterpart about the development of the situation in the context of the recent aggravation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.

The parties also discussed the details of preparations for President Lukashenko’s upcoming official visit.

A meeting of the joint commission on international transportation cooperation, a business forum of representatives of business circles of the two countries and other events will be held as part of the visit.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

Over 400 Buses Jointly Produced by Turkiye and Tajikistan Serve Dushanbe Residents

Over 400 buses produced by Turkiye and Tajikistan are in rotation in Dushanbe. This was said by Suleyman Tunali, representative of Akia in Dushanbe in an interview with the Anadolu agency.

He noted that in 2017 Turkiye produced about 200 buses for Tajikistan, and in 2018 the foundation stone of the enterprise was laid in Dushanbe.

“President Emomali Rahmon took part in the ceremony of laying the stone in its opening. In February 2019, we started the mass production,” Tunali said.

According to him, as of today, a total of 400 buses have been produced for Dushanbe, including 200 in Turkiye and another 200 in Tajikistan.

Regarding the production of electric buses and trolleybuses, Tunali said that they are negotiating with the closest neighbors of Tajikistan and will continue to work on the sale of buses.

He noted that the production of buses ordered by Sughd and Khatlon regions will be completed soon.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

Tajikistan and the Netherlands Hold High-Level Round Table on UN 2023 Water Conference in New York

Yesterday, the co-chairs of the UN 2023 Water Conference — Tajikistan and the Netherlands, within the framework UNGA High-Level Week, organized a round table dedicated to the UN 2023 Water Conference.

This meeting was held to exchange the views on the preparations for the conference and the follow-up to the Water Action Agenda.

This event was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.

The event was also attended by the UN Under Secretary-General, Prime Minister of Mozambique and that of Haiti, Vice-President of Uganda, Foreign Ministers of Finland, Bangladesh, Minister of Economic Development of Egypt and the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands.

In his speech, Muhriddin emphasized the importance of the UN 2023 Water Conference for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, calling on the leaders of states to take concrete actions to implement the goals and objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028.”

The UN 2023 Water Conference will be held from March 22 through March 23 in New York.

 

Source:  National information agency of Tajikistan

Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Morocco

On the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita.

The ministers discussed the current situation and prospects of the development of bilateral relations, as well as cooperation between the two countries within the framework of international organizations. The parties emphasized their interest in strengthening bilateral political, trade and economic relations, furthermore the development of cooperation in the fields of tourism and education.

During the meeting, the parties signed an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports.

 

Source:  Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan

Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Nikola Selakovic.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a set of issues of cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Serbia in various fields, including in the field of security, economic, social, humanitarian, medical and climate spheres, and stressed the need to strengthen multilateral cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the parties signed an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports.

 

Source:  Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan