Meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the OSCE Secretary-General

On 24 of July 2019 in Vienna the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda has met with the OSCE Secretary-General Mr. Thomas Greminger.

The Secretary-General congratulated Tajikistan Delegation on the successful completion of its Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and welcomed the efforts of Tajikistan in enriching and promoting comprehensive program of the Forum

The Deputy Minister conveyed his gratitude to the Secretariat for their support during the Tajikistan`s Chairmanship and expressed confidence that the steps taken by our country will further contribute to the confidence building measures and strengthening peace and security in the OSCE area.

During the meeting the parties also exchanged views on the prospects of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the OSCE ... Read more »

Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan with Deputy Foreign Minister of Austria

On 24 July 2019 in Vienna the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda has met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Mr. Helmut Tichy.

During the meeting, the counterparts discussed the current state and prospects of the development of cooperation between Tajikistan and Austria in the political, trade, economic, investment and cultural fields, as well as in the sphere of security. The two sides have expressed interest in further strengthening the friendly relations between the countries.

The sides also exchanged views on interaction within international organizations and strengthening cooperation mechanisms in the areas of mutual interest.

Tajikistan summarized its Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

On 24 July 2019 the closing session of the plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) has been held in Vienna under the Chairmanship of the Republic of Tajikistan. The meeting was attended by Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan.

In his statement the Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister has summarized the initial outcomes of Tajikistan’s Chairmanship in the FSC - one of the OSCE’s two main regular decision-making bodies - noting that the chairmanship has been a significant milestone and productive experience in Tajikistan’s foreign policy. He emphasized that over this period Tajikistan’s Chairmanship was guided by the established principles of equality, mutual respect and balance, focusing on the continuation of the ongoing work in further improving the control mech ... Read more »

Strengthening cooperation between OSCE and CSTO in Central Asia discussed in Vienna under Tajikistan Chairmanship

17 July 2019 a regular plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) has been held in Vienna under the Tajikistan Chairmanship, which was dedicated to the cooperation between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with the focus on the two structures’ interaction in Central Asia.

Mr. Valery Semerikov, acting Secretary-General of the CSTO, Mr. Oleg Kravchenko, Head of the CSTO Division of the First Department of the CIS countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Mr. Nosir Nazarzoda, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Asian and European Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan were invited to the plenary meeting as keynote speakers.

In his speec ... Read more »

Synergies among OSCE, SCO and EU in Central Asia are discussed in Vienna under Tajikistan Chairmanship

A plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation has been held under the Tajikistan Chairmanship on 10 July 2019 in Vienna focusing on the synergies and cooperation among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the European Union (EU) and the OSCE in Central Asia.

The Tajik Chairmanship has invited Mr. Vladimir Norov, the SCO Secretary-General, Mr. Peter Burian, the EU Special Representative for Central Asia and Mr. Thomas Greminger, the OSCE Secretary-General as the keynote speakers of the plenary meeting.

In his presentation, Mr. Norov, the SCO Secretary-General presented information on cooperation of the Organization’s Member States in the security field and on countering the "three forces of evil" - terrorism, extremism and separatism. He noted that since its inception the SCO ... Read more »

Outcomes of the Dushanbe CICA Summit were presented in the OSCE Headquarters

On 3 July 2019 in Vienna, the Tajik Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) has convened a plenary meeting dedicated to the confidence and security building measures in Central Asia with a particular emphasis to the role of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in regional security.

The Tajik FSC Chairmanship has invited as keynotes speakers the representatives of the CICA Secretariat headed by the Executive Director Dr. Habibullo Mirzozoda. The Executive Director has delivered a comprehensive presentation on the main goals and tasks of the CICA, as well as on the implementation by its Member States of the Catalogue of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).

A special attention in Dr. Mirzozoda’s presentation was paid to the outcomes of the Fifth CICA Summit held in Dushanbe ... Read more »

In OSCE Tajikistan presented results of work on humanitarian demining and destruction of surplus of SALW and SCA

A regular plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) took place in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on 19 June 2019. The meeting, chaired by the Republic of Tajikistan, was dedicated to the OSCE projects in Central Asia on management of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) / Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (SCA) Projects in.

As a keynote speaker the Chairmanship has invited the Director of the Department of the Engineering Corps, General Staff of Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Major General Sayorabek Bachabekzoda, who made presentation on the implemented projects in Tajikistan in destruction of surplus of SALW and SCA and their physical protection, as well as in the sphere of humanitarian demining.

A senior representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces o ... Read more »

Tajikistan chaired the OSCE discussions on the norms and commitments of interstate relations in the politico-military sphere

On June 12, 2019, in Hofburg, Vienna the Republic of Tajikistan has chaired the Eighth Annual Discussion on the OSCE Participating States' implementation of the Code of Conduct on politico-military aspects of security.

This event, which was an integral part of the program of Tajikistan Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation Forum (FSC), was conducted in continuation of the previous seven discussions held under the FSC auspices since 2012.

Addressing the opening session of the Annual Discussion, the FSC Chairperson and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the OSCE Mr. Idibek Kalandar has noted that the main task of the current meeting is to maintain the work aimed at further development of norms and commitments of the interstate relations in the p ... Read more »

"Women, Peace and Security": FSC plenary meeting held in Vienna under the Tajik Chairmanship

On June 5, 2019 in Hofburg, Vienna Tajikistan has chaired the plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) dedicated to the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325).

Presenting the concept of the regular plenary meeting, the Chairperson of the FSC, the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the OSCE Mr. Idibek Kalandar has noted a positive shift in the OSCE participating States in the awareness of the women’s role in improving the security sector efficiency, as well as the importance of women’s participation in the decision-making process based on the OSCE Concept of Comprehensive and Co-operative Security and other framework documents stimulating the implementation of the UNSCR 1325.

This plenary meeting, held in the lead-up to the twentieth annive ... Read more »

Tajikistan and Slovakia have jointly chaired the OSCE meeting on Structured Dialogue

On 29 May 2019 a joint meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the Permanent Council (PC) on the Structured Dialogue took place in the OSCE headquarters in Vienna.

The meeting of the two OSCE regular decision-making bodies was initiated by the Tajik FSC Chairmanship and the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship.

The joint meeting was launched with the opening statements by the FSC Chairperson, the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the OSCE Ambassador Idibek Kalandar and the Chair of the PC, the Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the OSCE Ambassador Radomir Bohac.

As a keynote speaker, the Chair of the Informal Working Group on Structured Dialogue, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OSCE Ambassador Jeroen Boender has presented an interim report on the outcomes of the 8th meeting of the IWG he ... Read more »