New deal to make Russia visits easier for Tajiks

Tajik Television first channel, Dushanbe
27 Aug 05

It was earlier reported that Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov had
attended festivities devoted to the 1,000th anniversary of the city of
Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan.

The Tajik president, together with other heads of CIS state, attended
a ceremony held at the Musa Dzhalil State Opera and Ballet Theatre in
Tatarstan in the evening on 26 August. As part of the festivities,
Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov met the head of Muslim people in the
city of Kazan today. Then the Tajik president met representatives of
the Tajik diaspora in Tatarstan.

During the meeting Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov said that in line
with agreements reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin, centres
for issuing foreign passports to Tajik citizens would be opened in all
big cities in Russia from 1 September 2005.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov also met Russian President Vladimir
Putin, Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, Uzbek President Islom
Karimov and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as part of the
festivities devoted to the 1,000th anniversary of the city of
Kazan. The sides discussed the most important aspects of bilateral
cooperation during the meeting.