DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus — Unlike some other nations, Tajikistan does not change its strategic guidelines.
Shukurjon Zuhurov, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandgon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), reportedly stated this here today during a meeting with Sergey Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament).
Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament, says Shukurjon Zuhurov also noted that Tajik MPs ratified two important agreements on October 1 – the agreement allowing some 7,000 Russian troops to stay in Tajikistan until 2042 and the government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation on the order of stay of Tajik nationals in Russia.
Tajik parliamentary speaker reportedly also raised the issue related to Tajik labor migrants based in Russia at the meeting with Naryshkin.
“He, in particular, expressed regret the issue of Tajik migrant workers is currently used more and more frequently in political game,” Sultonov said.
Zuhurov reportedly also noted that Tajik parliamentarians had expressed concern about biased coverage by some Russian media of problems of Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation.
Sergey Naryshkin arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit yesterday night.
He is also scheduled to hold talks with the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Chairman Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev and President Emomali Rahmon today.
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 is expected to 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.
