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Russia–Tajikistan Relations
Russia–Tajikistan relations (russian: Российско-таджикские отношения) are the bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan. Both countries are close allies and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the military alliance formed by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Tajikistan hosts Russian military units and infrastructure in Central Asia. Tajikistan and Russia also work closely together in issues concerning Afghanistan and are partners in anti-terrorism, anti-narcotics, and intelligence operations. On May 25, 1993, a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was signed between the two countries. Tajikistan is highly dependent on the remittances coming from Russia. In 2012, it received US$3.595 billion in migrant remittances, equalling some 48% of its GDP. Some 1.5 million Tajiks work abroad, mostly in Russia. The current Ambassador of Russia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semyon Grigoriev
Semyon Vyacheslavovich Grigoriyev (russian: Семён Вячеславович Григорьев) (born 1960 in Moscow), at WebCite is a Russian diplomat and is the first Russian ambassador to Abkhazia. Career Grigoriyev graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1983, and went on to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a position at the Soviet embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. From 19901997 he was third, second and first secretary at the Embassy of Russia in Tehran, Soviet and Russian embassies in Tehran, Iran. From 20032006, he was Deputy Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS Countries at the Russian foreign ministry, and from 20062008, he was an adviser-envoy at the Embassy of Russia in Kabul. From February 2008, he was again Deputy Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS Countries, specialising in issues relating to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. On 25 October 2008, Russian President Dmitry Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
