DUSHANBE, June 20, Asia-Plus — Days of Culture of Moscow will be held in Dushanbe from June 23-25, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe mayor, said.
According to him, an official delegation led by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov will arrive in Dushanbe to attend the event. A photo show entitled “Traveling around Moscow” will open at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex on the sidelines of an official opening of the Days of Culture that will be held in the afternoon of June.
On June 24, the Moscow guests will visit the National Museum of History and Culture named after Kamoliddin Behzod and meet with the command of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan.
“On June 24, Yuri Luzhkov will hold talks with President Emomali Rahmon and a roundtable meeting on development of libraries will be held at the City Lohouti Library,” said the spokesman. “The same day afternoon, the Moscow delegation will meet with teaching staff at Russian-Tajik Slavic University, visit the Poytakht Palace and get acquainted with a progress of construction of the residential building Poytakht-80.”
After that, a meeting of the mayors of Dushanbe and Moscow will be held and a concert of Russian artistes will be held on the Moscow’s 800th Anniversary Square.
A ceremony of an official closure of days of Culture of Moscow in Dushanbe will be held at the State Tajik Drama Theatre named after Abulqosim Lohouti on June 25.
