DUSHANBE, 20.11.2018. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received letters of credence from 12 foreign ambassadors in the Palace of Nation.

The following newly appointed ambassadors presented their credentials and conveyed greetings of their Leaders to the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, in particular Togalakov Hemra (Turkmenistan), Ibrahim Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Abdullah (State of Qatar), Marilyn Josefson (European Union), Marya Liivala (Finland), David Arturo Carriedo Tomas (Spain), Branko Rakovec (Republic of Slovenia), Mihails Popkovs (Republic of Latvia), Andrei Neguta (Moldova), Hendy Assan (Malaysia), Kim Ho-joong (People’s Democratic Republic of Korea), Shadreck C. Luwita (Zambia), Efren Arnoldo Bernal Chevez (El Salvador).

The President of the country Emomali Rahmon sincerely congratulated the newly appointed ambassadors on official assumption of their office as heads of diplomatic missions in Tajikistan and expressed confidence that the ambassadors through their fruitful diplomatic activities will promote actively the deepening of multifaceted mutually beneficial cooperation between Tajikistan and states that they represent.

The Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, emphasized that the essence of Tajikistan’s activities in the international arena is an open-doors policy. In this context, we have established mutually beneficial relationships with neighboring and distant foreign countries and make constant efforts to further develop them.

President of the country Emomali Rahmon spoke about the further development and strengthening of friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation of Tajikistan with Central Asian nations, the Arab world, Baltic countries, the European Union and its member states, and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and expressed hope that the newly appointed ambassadors activities in Tajikistan will be productive toward the implementation of sustainable development goals and will promote the development of relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between the states that they represent and Tajikistan.

In his address, the Head of State Emomali Rahmon reminded about the global initiatives of Tajikistan related to water issues and struggle against contemporary threats.

In conclusion, the Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon congratulated ambassadors on the official beginning of an important diplomatic mission and wished success and good luck. «Rest assured that initiatives you propose will be supported by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan», — noted Emomali Rahmon.