TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV TO VISIT TURKEY

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001695 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EUR/CACEN, EUR/SE, EB E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL TU TI SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV TO VISIT TURKEY ¶1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. ¶2. (SBU) Turkish Ambassador Cengizer revealed on October 18 that he has completed negotiations for Tajikistan's President Rahmonov to make an official visit to Turkey January 19-24, ¶2006. Rahmonov will visit Ankara, Istanbul, and the Anatolian coast where he wants to develop contacts to increase tourism in Tajikistan. ¶3. (SBU) Cengizer remains optimistic that Turkish Airlines will begin operating to Dushanbe in time for Rahmonov to be on the maiden return trip to Turkey. HOAGLAND NNNN