Author: Bahrom Mannonov
DUSHANBE, November 3, 2008, Asia-Plus — The spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili community, His Highness the Aga Khan, who is currently on his 6-day official visit to Tajikistan, on November 1 met here with Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) also Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev.
Shavkat Saidov, an aide to the Majlisi Milli speaker for relations with media and NGOs, said that in the course of the talks the Aga Khan and Ubaidulloyev had discussed issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between the Government of Tajikistan and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in implementation of different investment projects.
Ubaidulloyev highly appraised the present level of bilateral cooperation and contribution of the AKDN agencies to enhancement of educational, social, and economic areas of Tajikistan. He, in particular, noted that bilateral cooperation might open new opportunities for development and implementation of new projects and programs promoting enhancement of different branches of Tajikistan’s economy and social life.
Ubaidulloyev also noted that participation of the AKDN agencies in reconstruction and construction of hydropower plants in Tajikistan as well as construction of the Ismaili Center and an office of the AKDN in Dushanbe, construction of world-class hotels and implementation of technical assistance and humanitarian programs were of significant importance, the aide said.
The Aga Khan supported Ubaidulloyev’s proposal on participation of the AKDN agencies in establishment of a school with new teaching methods in Dushanbe and programs for rehabilitation of the water supply system and roads in the Tajik capital, Saidov said.
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