DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus — Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), Sergey Naryshkin, will arrive in Dushanbe Sunday night on an official visit, Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon), said.
“Monday morning, Naryshkin is scheduled to hold talks with heads of both houses of the Tajik parliament,” said Sultonov. “Monday afternoon, President Emomali Rahmon will receive him.”
While in Dushanbe, Russian parliamentary speaker will visit headquarters of the Russian military base in Tajikistan and Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU).
Monday evening, Sergey Naryshkin will leave Dushanbe for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sultonov added.
Born on October 27, 1954, Sergey Naryshkin is a Russian official, politician and businessman. He has been Chairman of the State Duma since December 2011. Previously Naryshkin was head of the Administration of the President of Russia from May 2008 to December 2011; he was also chairman of the Historical Truth Commission in May 2009 until it was dissolved in February 2012.
Born in Leningrad, Naryshkin graduated from Leningrad Institute of Mechanics with a degree in engineering in 1978. In the 1990s he also graduated from International Management Institute of Saint Petersburg with a degree in economics.
