TAJIKISTAN - ATTENDANCE AT UNGA

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000869

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/UNP (SUN),USUN (DUGAN),SCA/RA (MAZZONE)
NSC FOR BROWN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA TI
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN - ATTENDANCE AT UNGA

REF: STATE 68590


1. (U) On July 8, per reftel, Post sent a request for
information regarding Tajikistan's plans to send high-level
officials to this year's United National General Assembly. The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post by diplomatic note on
July 14 that four Tajik officials plan to attend.




2. (SBU)




A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Emomali Rahmon
does not plan to attend the 2009 UNGA.




B. Attendance of the Head of Government: President Rahmon also
serves as head of Government.




C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: The Foreign Minister
plans to attend.



- Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Tajikistan




D. Attendance of other VIP's: Tajikistan's Permanent
Representative to the UN and Tajikistan's Ambassador to the
United States plan to attend.



- Sirojiddin Aslov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of
Tajikistan to the United Nations



- Abdujabbor Shirinov, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United
States of America




E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for
IO affairs:



- Muzaffar Huseinov, Head of the Department of International
Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Tajikistan




3. (SBU) The Ministry said it would provide details of scheduled
dates of arrival and departure from the United States later.
The Ministry did not provide information on plans for
participation in the General Debate, spouses' plans for
attendance, or need for translation or interpretation services.
Post will report this information septel when it is available.
However, all four of the officials listed above speak English.

JACOBSON