OSCE Ambassadors visit Tajikistan

On 5 and 6 November 2022, a group of four Permanent Representatives to the OSCE visited Tajikistan to reconfirm their strong support for strengthening the OSCE’s co-operation with Tajikistan.

The visiting group consisted of Ambassador Gesa Bräutigam, Germany; Ambassador Christine Fages, France; Ambassador Neil Bush, the United Kingdom and Ambassador Michael Carpenter, the United States. As part of their regional tour, the ambassadors will also visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

During their visit to the country, the ambassadors met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Commander of the Tajik Border Troops Colonel-General Rajabali Rahmonali.

They also conducted field visits to the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre of Tajikistan’s Defence Ministry in Chimteppa and the OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centre in the Khuroson district of the Khatlon region.  

The ambassadors visited one of the OSCE flagship initiatives, the Border Management Staff College, and praised the College’s continued commitment and dedication to enhancing border security and management across the Central Asian region and beyond. They also met with the OSCE staff from the Programme Office in Dushanbe, as well as with civil society representatives.  

“Central Asia is an important region for us – that is why we are travelling here in the Quad format. In addition to visiting the OSCE-funded projects on the ground, we will meet with high-level government officials and representatives of civil society,” the ambassadors said ahead of the visit. “We will reiterate the importance of working together, discuss the OSCE’s engagement in promoting stability and security in Central Asia, and exchange views on our countries’ priorities and needs. We will also discuss the OSCE's comprehensive concept of security covering politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions,” the ambassadors concluded.