In a statement delivered at UN General Assembly in New York, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda touched upon problems of terrorism, climate change and hydropower, according to UN News Center.
Touching up the problems of terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking, Rasoulzoda reportedly told about efforts taken by the Tajik government to support providing stability in Afghanistan.
Tajik prime minister, in particular, noted that security in the Central Asian region is closely connected with providing security in Afghanistan.
Dwelling on the climate change problems, Rasoulzoda noted that glacier areas in Tajikistan have significantly reduced over the past decade.
According to him, air temperature has risen one degree Celsius in the country over the past 60 years.
“Water-borne disasters alone cost our country’s economy at hundreds of millions of dollars annually,” Rasoulzoda noted that Tajikistan is for the widespread use of hydropower.
Tajik official pointed to the necessity of encouraging development of “green” energy as “as an important vector of sustainable development.”
