On January 17th  of this year at the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington DC, with the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the United States of America the joint event on presentation of "The Tajik Golden Heritage” book, which is published by the Minister of foreign affairs of Tajikistan Mr. H. Zarifi, took place. The  event  was  participated  by  the  guests  and  high  level governmental officials, representatives of the private and cultural sector, especially Geoffrey Pyatt‐ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Roberta Shaffer‐ The Associate Librarian of Congress, Dr. Frederick Starr‐ Chairman of the Central Asia – Caucasus Institute, John Hopkins University, H.E. Zalmai Khalilzad‐ former US Ambassador to the UN and Iraq, Dr. Ahmad Karimi‐Hakkok‐ University of Maryland,  G.Howard‐  President  of   ... Read more »

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Hamrokhon Zarifi has presented the readers with a book titled "The Tajik Golden Heritage” which has gathered the unique exemplars of Tajiks arts and crafts from the most ancient times to the present. The book has been published in Tajik, Russian, Persian, Arabic, Chinese, English, French and German languages. Over 500 pictures of rare museum valuables presented to the readers are both in the historical museums of Tajikistan and in the foreign museums, as well as a part of them is taken from the gatherings of private collectors. 16 ancient exhibits are from the family collection of Hamrokhon Zarifi. Although "The Tajik Golden Heritage” has also been published in Tajik, the book is mainly focused on the world community. Hamrokhon Zarifi, the author of "The Tajik Golden Heritage” highlights in the foreword to his book that this work reflects a deep view on the culture and history of Tajiks and shows the role of ... Read more »