MINELRES: Fwd: RFE/RL: OSCE Minorities Official Investigates Ethnic Relations in
Tajikistan
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OSCE MINORITIES OFFICIAL INVESTIGATES ETHNIC RELATIONS IN TAJIKISTAN.
During a visit to Tajikistan on 22-24 July, OSCE High Commissioner on
National Minorities Rolf Ekeus met with senior government officials
including President Imomali Rakhmonov, Tajik parliament upper house
Chairman Makhmadsaid Ubaidulloev, and Education Minister Safarali
Radzhabov, as well as with representatives of the country's national
minorities and nongovernmental organizations, to assess the state of
interethnic relations in the country, Asia Plus-Blitz and centran.ru
reported on 25 July. In accord with his office's mandate, Ekeus focused
particularly on the availability of education for minorities, the use of
minority languages, and the opportunities for non-Tajiks to participate
in the country's political life. According to Asia Plus-Blitz, Rakhmonov
sought to convince Ekeus that Tajikistan has made great progress in
integrating ethnic minorities. Ekeus was quoted as saying he is pleased
with Tajikistan's willingness to implement further reforms to ensure
interethnic harmony. The reports indicated that the Tajik side is
particularly interested in OSCE support for open and secure borders. BB
RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 7, No. 141, Part I, 28 July 2003
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