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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde visits Tajikistan and OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

2 September 2021
  • Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan and Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs in Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (Press Service of President of the Republic of Tajikistan)
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  • Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Valeriu Chiveri, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, during a bilateral meeting with Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (Press Service of President of the Republic of Tajikistan)
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  • Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Foreign Minister of Tajikistan and Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan)
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  • Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, was on an official visit to Tajikistan as part of her Central Asia tour, which also included visits to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (OSCE/Farhod Nabiyulloev)
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  • Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, trying on a demining safety helmet, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (OSCE/Farhod Nabiyulloev)
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  • Takhmina Akhmedova (centre), De-mining Senior Project Assistant at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, displays a de-mining toolkit to Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (OSCE/Farhod Nabiyulloev)
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  • Civil society representatives and Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office pose for a group photo, Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (OSCE/Farhod Nabiyulloev)
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  • Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office with senior management of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, 15 April 2021. (OSCE/Farhod Nabiyulloev)
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The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, visited Tajikistan and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 14 and 15 April 2021.

During her visit to the country, Chairperson Linde met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin. She presented the priorities of the OSCE Chairpersonship and thanked Tajikistan for its close engagement with the OSCE. Minister Linde also expressed her appreciation for the strong support and constructive co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.

Linde visited one of the OSCE flagship initiatives, the Border Management Staff College, and praised the College’s continued commitment and dedication to enhancing border security and management across the Central Asian region and beyond.

The Chairperson met with the OSCE staff from the Programme Office in Dushanbe, as well as with civil society representatives.  During the meeting with Tajik civil society representatives, she expressed the Chairpersonship’s support and noted the importance of their engagement in building a strong democratic society. It was also reiterated the Swedish Chairpersonship support for empowering civil society voice in this process.