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Friday, 16 May 2003
AFGHAN CONSULATE OPENS IN TAJIK PROVINCE
By empty (5/16/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
An Afghan consulate was formally opened on 14 May in Khorog, the capital of Tajikistan\'s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). An agreement on opening the consulate was signed late last year, and the consulate has been functioning since early February. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Afghanistan\'s Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammed Dovud Panjsheri noted the \"invaluable\" contribution made by Tajikistan\'s President Imomali Rakhmonov to establishing \"peace and accord\" in Afghanistan, as well as the help provided by the GBAO in improving the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
An Afghan consulate was formally opened on 14 May in Khorog, the capital of Tajikistan\'s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). An agreement on opening the consulate was signed late last year, and the consulate has been functioning since early February. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Afghanistan\'s Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammed Dovud Panjsheri noted the \"invaluable\" contribution made by Tajikistan\'s President Imomali Rakhmonov to establishing \"peace and accord\" in Afghanistan, as well as the help provided by the GBAO in improving the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. (Asia Plus-Blitz)