SIRODJIDDIN ASLOV APPOINTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS

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SUBJECT: SIRODJIDDIN ASLOV APPOINTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS


1. (SBU) Sirodjiddin Mukhriddinovich Aslov has been named as
Tajikistan's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
For the last two years Alsov has been Deputy Foreign Minister
and a useful and active interlocutor for the Embassy.


2. (SBU) The following are notes from his official biography
and recent meetings with DCM.


3. (SBU) Aslov was born on February 17, 1964 in Kangurt Village
of Sovet (Temurmalik) District of Khatlon Region. In 1986 he
graduated with Honor from Odessa Hydrometereology Institute and
his major was "Agrometereology". In 2001 he graduated from
Tashkent State Economic University the Faculty to International
Economic Relations. He has finished postgraduate study of
Hydrometcenter of USSR in Moscow.


4. (SBU) Aslov started his career in 1986 at Tajikistan
Hydrometcenter as an Engineer-Agrometereology and then worked as
a Chief of Scientific-Technical Development and Standards at the
Ministry of Environment Protection of the Republic of
Tajikistan, Deputy Chief, Department of Hydrometereology and
Control of Environment.


5. (SBU) In 1996 he was appointed the Plenipotentiary
Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan at the Executive
Committee of the International Aral See Foundation (IASF). He
worked at this position till 2002 and at the same time he was
heading different regional projects in Central Asia.
In June 2002 he was appointed the Chairman of Executive
Committee of Aral Sea Foundation.


6. (SBU) In February 2004 he was appointed the First Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and at
the same time worked as the Chairman of IASF. He is the author
a dozen scientific articles on the issues related to monitoring
and management of water resources, the flooding dangers posed by
Lake Sarez, ecological problems, hydrometereology and others.
Aslov is a national Coordinator of the Republic of Tajikistan at
the SCO and has the rank of First Class Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Minister.


7. (SBU) As Deputy Minister he has been involved in a wide
range of issues and is often a decision-maker on our bilateral
issues. His English level is fairly basic, about a 2 according
to FSI standards. He is very interested in improving his
language skills and the Embassy has provided him with some basic
English materials. He has been to several American cities and
speaks warmly of the more rural states like Nebraska. Aslov has
yet to be won over by New York because of its immensity,
traffic, noise and pollution. Aslov is believed to be related
to President Rahmonov but we do not know the exact connection.
Aslov said, and other MFA counterparts confirm, that the Foreign
Minister is in no hurry to replace him, and may leave the post
vacant for several months. For the Embassy, we may have to
either go to Ismat Nasredinov, Chief of the North American Desk,
or the Minister himself to resolve problems. Sirojdin Aslov is
41, married with four kids. He will go to Post first and his
family will follow later in December or January.
HOAGLAND


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