The authorities of Tajikistan and the UN discussed cooperation

According to official data, on February 27, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, met with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Kaha Imnadze.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, the meeting discussed “the current state and prospects of multilateral cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and UNRCCA.”

The parties expressed interest in strengthening and expanding cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the UN in various areas, including ensuring peace and stability worldwide, combating modern challenges and threats, protecting the environment, and preserving water resources, the statement noted.

Tajikistan became a member of the UN on March 2, 1992. During the civil war, the UN was one of the main mediators in the ceasefire.

The UN was one of the guarantors of the Agreement on Establishing Peace and National Accord between the government of Emomali Rahmon and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), which was later unilaterally violated by the government of Emomali Rahmon in 2015, and this process continues to this day.

UN bodies have repeatedly called on the government of Emomali Rahmon and the authorities of Tajikistan to cease persecution, torture, arbitrary arrests of the opposition, and to release political prisoners; however, the country’s authorities led by Emomali Rahmon have repeatedly ignored all UN appeals.