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city. To date, there are 65 medical facilities for more than one
country. Accordingly, such branches of authority as the legislative
million people.
and executive branches should establish and maintain inter-parliamentary
and inter-governmental relations. Therefore, Tajikistan
One of the special achievements of the period of independ-
pays great attention to the development and strengthening of
ence in the direction of protecting the health of the inhabitants
inter-parliamentary cooperation between our country and all
of Dushanbe city is the construction and commissioning of the
countries of the world.
Istiklol Medical Complex, which knows no analogues in Central
Asia. It is created with the latest technology and equipped with
Tajikistan, as a modern democratic state, intends to use the po-
advanced technologies.
tential of its professional parliament to strengthen and maintain
stability in the system of international relations, as well as ad-
Other achievements of the city in recent years include the intro-
dress and minimize global threats of our time, such as terrorism,
duction of new modern city buses of the brand Isuzu and com-
and violent extremism, drug trafficking, etc.
fortable trolleybuses of the company “Belkommash”. One of the
innovations in this direction is that electronic payment systems
In my opinion, all improvements and changes in the life of mod-
have been introduced on all bus and trolleybus routes.
ern societies occur due to the adoption of timely progressive
laws that meet the needs of social groups and the individual.
In January 2018, the Akia Avesto Automative Industry automo-
Such activities of the legislature have a significant impact on the
bile plant, a joint venture between Tajikistan and Turkey for the
development of modern nation-states.
production of modern “Akia” buses, began work, which contributed
to the accelerated industrialization of the country. Since the
In the period of globalization, the main instrument for the devel-
beginning of 2020, the “Akia Avesto Avtomativ Industry” joint
opment of international relations is the dialogue between states
venture has for the first time started the serial production of city
at various levels. In turn, the dialogue between the legislative
buses under the Tajik name Akia Oriya.
bodies of the subjects of international relations contributes to the
exchange of knowledge, experience, and lawmaking technol-
In January 2022, the first electric vehicles appeared in Dushanbe
ogies. This process helps nation-states to adopt better laws. It
city, the number of which will increase by another 100 Volkswagen
is in this context that inter-parliamentary cooperation between
e-Lavida vehicles by the end of the year. Lastly, one of our very
the countries of the world community helps to get to know each
important achievements in recent years is the opening of the
other’s law-making practice better, study the experience of im-
road to full-scale digitalization and the creation of e-government.
plementing laws, and strengthen parliamentarism.
YOUR EXCELLENCY, YOU ALSO HOLD THE
POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY AND PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
STRENGTHENING INTER-PARLIAMENTARY
COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
WHAT ROLE DOES SUCH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY
COOPERATION PLAY IN EXPANDING MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN TAJIKISTAN
AND PARTNER COUNTRIES?
The Republic of Tajikistan, as a young independent state, is
actively developing cooperation with all interested countries of
the world community. This cooperation is developing both in the
foreign policy and foreign economic planes, which increases the
level of mutual understanding between Tajikistan and other coun-
In my opinion, regular meetings at the parliamentary level help
to defuse tensions between states. Thanks to such contacts,
mutual interest in each other grows, and through them, special,
perhaps surprisingly positive, ideas about the other country are
acquired. In addition, active inter-parliamentary activity raises
awareness of the political system of another country and
strengthens the chances of reaching an agreement on mutually
beneficial cooperation in various areas of the life of states.
Currently, the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan
is the upper house of the parliament of our country and is an
active member of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the States
Participants of the Commonwealth of the Independent States,
the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Parliamentary Union
of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Asian Parliamen-
multilevel relations between countries are implemented, including
through national legislative bodies.
Realizing this reality, the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic
of Tajikistan considers inter-parliamentary relations to be one of
the most important and main areas of its activity, which is aimed
at increasing the authority of the Republic of Tajikistan in the
DUSHANBE HAS RECENTLY BECOME A SISTER
CITY OF BAKU AND ASTANA. WHAT ACTIVITIES
ARE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE TWINNING
AGREEMENT TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND
IMPROVE URBAN CONDITIONS, STRENGTHEN
ECONOMIC TIES, ETC.?
tries of the world. In our opinion, the inter-parliamentary cooper-
tary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization
international arena.
Today, Dushanbe is linked by bonds of friendship with 20 sister
ation of Tajikistan with interested states also contributes to the
for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
cities from Asia, Europe, America, Africa, and the CIS.
development of good neighbourly relations and the strengthening
Republic of Tajikistan through inter-parliamentary cooperation
of mutually beneficial cooperation between people.
As I noted above, the modern world community is a world of
will continue to make every effort to strengthen confidence in the
The capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the young modern
dialogue and cooperation, tolerance, and mutual understanding.
world, maintain stability in Eurasia and the world, solve global
city of Astana, and the fairy tale city of Baku, the capital of sunny
I am convinced that maintaining stable international relations
Modern states on our planet are interconnected by hundreds of
problems of mankind and develop mutually beneficial coopera-
Azerbaijan, have also recently joined the family of sister cities
with other states is a key element in the foreign policy of every
economic, social, political, and cultural ties, and multifaceted and
tion with all countries of the world community.
Dushanbe.
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