Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr. Thorbjorn Jagland met today with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rahmon to discuss co-operation between the Council of Europe and Tajikistan.

Distinguished members of Majlisi milli

and representatives of Majlisi namoyandagon!

Dear compatriots!

This year, the address by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to the supreme legislative body is being conveyed ahead of the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the state independence that is holy of holies and the greatest achievement the people of Tajikistan has reached over its modern history.

On April 11th, 2011 in Dushanbe the second political consultations were held between the Republic of Tajikistan and the United States of America.

The delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The representatives of relevant government structures of the country were also included in Tajik delegation.

My final OSCE report has just been published. I was appointed in 2010 by the Kazakh Presidency of the OSCE as Personal Representative of the Chairman in Office responsible for the ecology and environment of Central Asia. This massive 350 page report covers and looks for solutions to all of the environmental disasters which have afflicted the five Central Asian republics