On Saturday October 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang took part in ceremonies to lay the cornerstones to the new buildings of Tajik parliament and government in Dushanbe.
China reportedly provides 1.5 billion yuans (equivalent to some 220 million U.S. dollars) for construction of the Tajik parliamentary and governmental complexes.
After the ceremonies, Rahmon and Li got acquainted with the projects, according to the Tajik president’s official website. Both complexes will be built in downtown Dushanbe
The main building of the parliamentary complex will be 49.7 meters in height and a total are of the complex will be 42,874 square meters.
The governmental complex will consist of one 15-story building and two 13-story buildings and a total area of the governmental complex will be 10.27 hectares.
