DUSHANBE, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov yesterday met here with Mr. Toivo Klaar, Head of Division for Central Asia, European External Action Service.
According to the Tajik MFA information department, the two discussed a broad range of issues related to cooperation between Tajikistan and the European Union, regional cooperation and security, water-and-energy problems, and preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tajikistan.
Aslov and Klaar also discussed a number of international issues being of mutual interest, the source said.
Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan, Ambassador Hidajet Biscevic also attended the meeting.
The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan is one of over 130 European Union Delegations around the world.
The Delegation of the European Commission to Tajikistan was established in Dushanbe in 2003 and officially accredited as a diplomatic representation in May 2004. It initially operated as a Regionalized Delegation under the authority of the Head of Delegation based in Kazakhstan. In 2009, the Delegation started to be upgraded into a fully-fledged Delegation, culminating with the arrival of a new resident Head of Delegation in January 2010.
Starting from 1 December 2009 with the Lisbon Treaty entering into force, the Delegation of the European Commission was transformed into the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan.
