, June 28, Asia-Plus – An official opening of a new building of the U.S. Embassy in
Dushanbe
was held in
Dushanbe
today afternoon.
Senior representatives from
Tajikistan
’s Government, diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in
Tajikistan
, media and others attended the building-opening ceremony.
The construction of the new building of the U.S. Embassy in
Dushanbe
officially commenced on
June 10, 2003
. The building is located on the
Ismoili Somoni Street
, the Zarafshon area of
Dushanbe
. The budget for the construction of the Embassy’s building amounted to US$60 million.
The new building of the U.S. Embassy has separate premises for the Consular Section. Tajik citizens will have an opportunity to receive visa at the opened Consular Section already in August. The first recipients of
U.S.
visa at the opened Consular Section of the Embassy will be students going to the
United States
for studying. At present to get the
U.S.
visa Tajik citizens have to go to the U.S. Embassy in Almaty (
Kazakhstan
).
According to information from the U.S. Embassy in
Dushanbe
, equipment for the Embassy’s Consular Section is supposed to arrive in
Dushanbe
in late July. It is expected that people will be able to get the visa during one-two days.
