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Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
DUSHANBE 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003 - A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province.
Thirty-five of the 43 practicing barristers in Khatlon met in the city of Kurgan-Tyube on 1 March. They not only laid the foundation of a regional association in their region, but also agreed on the need to create a national one.
The Chairman of the Union of Tajik Judges, Abdulloev Nusratullo, welcomed the foundation and called it a "necessary modernization of the Tajik judiciary".
Ambassador Marc Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, expressed his gratitude to the Open Society Institute, which funded the event, and welcomed David O'Connor, the Head of the American Bar Association office in Tajikistan.
Ambassador Gilbert stressed the importance of the move, which by contributing to the enhancement of the rule of law, will facilitate economic growth in the Republic of Tajikistan. "Increased shared prosperity and the implementation of the rule of law are indivisible," he said.
This was the second of a series of three meetings, aiming to lead to the creation of the National Association of Tajik Barristers on 26 March.
Thirty-five of the 43 practicing barristers in Khatlon met in the city of Kurgan-Tyube on 1 March. They not only laid the foundation of a regional association in their region, but also agreed on the need to create a national one.
The Chairman of the Union of Tajik Judges, Abdulloev Nusratullo, welcomed the foundation and called it a "necessary modernization of the Tajik judiciary".
Ambassador Marc Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, expressed his gratitude to the Open Society Institute, which funded the event, and welcomed David O'Connor, the Head of the American Bar Association office in Tajikistan.
Ambassador Gilbert stressed the importance of the move, which by contributing to the enhancement of the rule of law, will facilitate economic growth in the Republic of Tajikistan. "Increased shared prosperity and the implementation of the rule of law are indivisible," he said.
This was the second of a series of three meetings, aiming to lead to the creation of the National Association of Tajik Barristers on 26 March.