DUSHANBE, April 8, 2009, Asia-Plus — Revolutions and coups mainly take place in countries with weak economy and having many social problem, Sayfullo Safarov, deputy director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, said in an interview with Asia-Plus, commenting on the latest developments in neighboring Kyrgyzstan.
“These factors, namely weak economy, numerous social problems, rise in electricity prices, monopolization of a number of economic entities and regionalism have caused the unrest in Kyrgyzstan,” Safarov noted, adding that the Kyrgyz events can have negative impact on the countries of the region.
“Following these events, some forces may want to change power in their countries in the same way,” stressed the senior expert from Tajik thin tank, “These forces may think if they get way with that in Kyrgyzstan, why we don’t try to do this.”
Safarov considers that events in neighboring Kyrgyzstan are “a bad example” and Tajik authorities must do all that is in their power to avoid such a situation.
“However, the situation in our country radically differs from that in Kyrgyzstan,” noted the expert, “Tajikistan is more stable country than Kyrgyzstan; however, no one country can feel secured against such events. The similar situation was in Tajikistan in the 1990s. We passed through that period and the people of Tajikistan does want recurrence of those events.”
