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Sohibnazar Gayratsho,
Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan

FROM ZERO HOUR TO TODAY

Greeting from the Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan

Sohibnazar Gayratsho on the 30 anniversary of Tajikistan’s independence
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security and to strengthen the country. tion allowed the Tajik government and
n September 9, 2021, the peo-
President Emomali Rahmon not only to
ple of Tajikistan will mark the Unexpected collapse of the USSR, tran-
O anniversary of the inde- sition from planned economy to market deprive the Taliban of any space (given
30
th
pendence of their state. The inde- economy, destructive civil war lasting the worrying development in Afghani-
pendence is the greatest and most until 1997 with hundreds of thousands stan), but also gave the population a life
valuable achievement of the Tajik of victims, refugees, and enormous in security and hope for the future.
nation over the last ten centuries. economic losses in the first years after
The state sovereignty allowed the achieving independence had devastat- OPEN DOOR POLICY
country to be presented on the po- ing consequences for the whole country. Declaring it’s foreign “open door poli-
litical map and become a full mem- cy,” Tajikistan established relations with
ber of the world community. After the peace was signed in 1997, other states. The independence of the
the established government transferred state has now been officially recognized Foto © Pourkian Press
Tajikistan easily gained its’ independ- the refugees back home and began to by 161 countries around the world.
ence but had to struggle a lot to ensure build the state. The national reconcilia- Tajikistan has 39 diplomatic missions