DUSHANBE. June 22, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Presentation of the Youth Association of Students of Tajikistan was held in the House of Nationalities in St. Petersburg on June 20.

Zaynuddi Orifi, editor-in-chief of the St. Petersburg-based Tajik newspaper Khuroson , told Asia-Plus that the presentation had been held on the sidelines of the Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg.

The Scarlet Sails celebration is the culmination of the White Nights season, the largest public event anywhere in Russia with the annual estimated attendance about one million people, most of whom are students from hundreds of schools and colleges, both local and international.

During the presentation ceremony, it was noted that more that more than 400 Tajik students currently study at different universities in St. Petersburg and by establishing their associations, Tajik students could actively participate in various local public events.