Authorities of Tajikistan and Germany held political consultations

A delegation from Tajikistan and Germany discussed the prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries in various fields.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, on May 17, 2023, “another round of political consultations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federal Republic of Germany took place in Berlin.”

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The meeting was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Muzaffar Khusainzoda and the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany’s Commissioner for Cooperation with Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia Matthias Lüttenberg.

Also participating in the event were the Political Director of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Ms. Törven Bellmann, and the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Germany Imomuddin Sattorov.

The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that during the negotiations, “the interlocutors exchanged constructive opinions on the current situation and the prospects for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany in various fields, including politics, trade, economy, investment, science, culture, and security.”

The political consultations between Tajikistan and Germany took place at a time when, in the fall of 2022, the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Germany Imomuddin Sattorov provided the German authorities with inaccurate information about the identity of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, the son of Shamsiddin Saidov, one of the leaders of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan.

Later, the German authorities believed his words and deported Abdullohi Shamsiddin to Tajikistan. Upon his arrival at the international airport in Dushanbe, Tajik law enforcement agencies detained him. The court sentenced him to 7 years in prison.

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On May 17, a group of German activists and former colleagues of Abdullohi Shamsiddin, who decided to continue their struggle until his return to Germany, held another demonstration in front of the local parliament building in Düsseldorf.

Previously, Tajikistan had repeatedly accused the European Union, particularly Germany, of accepting opponents of Emomali Rahmon and providing them asylum. However, it is unclear whether the parties discussed the case of Abdullohi Shamsiddin or the provision of inaccurate information by the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Germany Imomuddin Sattorov during the latest round of political consultations.