KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) — One of the tasks which newly appointed Tajikistan’s ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Muhammadi Muzaffar Munavvarzod, will be looking forward to during his stint here is to promote the beauty of the central Asian country to Malaysians and vice versa.
According to the ambassador, who presented his credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on June 18, both Tajikistan and Malaysia have great potential in the tourism sector, largely based on the historical legacy of the Great Silk Road.
“It is safe to say that Tajikistan can become one of the most attractive places for Malaysian tourists by organising trips to such gems of the ‘Silk Road’ such as Gisar, Kulyab, Panjakent, Istaravshan and Khujand,” he said in a statement issued by the embassy in conjunction with Tajikistan’s 25th anniversary of its independence on Sept 9.
The places mentioned by the ambassador house various ancient cities as well as ancient monuments.
The envoy emphasised that cooperation in tourism and the cultural sphere were important factors in strengthening bilateral ties, apart from direct contacts between the educational institutions of both countries, and trade.
According to the embassy’s statement, every year a large number of students from Tajikistan entered various Malaysian universities under public and private scholarship programmes, adding that over 150 students were now enrolled in Malaysian universities.
Touching on bilateral relations, the ambassador believed that the current friendly relations between Tajikistan and Malaysia as well as the mutual trust and respect, would continue to develop in the interests of the two peoples and states.
He mentioned the first working visit of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to Malaysia in October 2003 during which the main areas of cooperation were identified and the president’s second state visit in June, 2014 which provided a powerful impetus to the further development of bilateral ties.
Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, is renowned for rugged mountains, popular for hiking and climbing.
Tajikistan, with a population of over eight million people, and Malaysia established diplomatic relations in 1992.
— BERNAMA
