, February 18, Asia-Plus – According to data from diplomatic representatives of neighboring
Uzbekistan
over 20 thousand Tajik nationals have visited
Uzbekistan
in 2007.
But real number of
Tajikistan
citizen who visited
Uzbekistan
is much more than official, because of intergovernmental agreement which gave opportunity to visit
Uzbekistan
for 5 days without visa for near bordering residents of two countries, such opportunity have also carriers of diplomatic passports.
According to data of diplomatic representatives most of Tajik nationals who applied for a visa have relatives in
Uzbekistan
of tourists.
Should be reminded visa procedure among two countries was applied in September 2000. Besides after
Uzbekistan
’s entry to the EuroAsian Economic Community in Mart 2006,
Uzbekistan
had to cancel visa procedure but it still remains open.
According to political scientists officials of
Dushanbe
and
Tashkent
waiting for a first steps to each other to solve that problem.
Meanwhile people of both countries, who have relatives, have to spend as money (12 dollars for express registration a visa) so the time. According to social questioning, that carried by CCQ “Zerkalo(Mirror)”, some 34% of
Tajikistan
citizens have relatives in
Uzbekistan
.
