DUSHANBE, May 17, Asia-Plus  -- Some political forces in countries importing manpower from Tajikistan are trying to use Tajik labor migrants for achieving their political goals, Labor and Social Security Minister Shukurjon Zuhurov remarked at a session of the Public Council in Dushanbe on May 16.

The Public Council held the session to discuss labor migration problems.   

Speaking at the meeting, Zuhurov called on representatives of civil society to make contribution to seeking solution to those problems.  According to him, the labor migration problem that is inseparably linked with social problems facing Tajik society will not be settled until “we reach national development.”   

“We have to settle issues related to providing energy, transportation and food security,” said the minister.  “We should determine objective and subjective factors impeding national development and the government is taking efforts to settle these issues as soon as possible.”

However, the government is being faced with a number of serious problems, including external factor, when foreign states are impeding development of Tajikistan, Zuhurov said.