DUSHANBE, January 17, Asia-Plus  -- Administrations of some companies with participation of foreign capital are preventing our inspectors from inspecting their facilities for compliance with requirements of safety of works, Murod Joumayev, head of the Main Directorate for Safety of Works in Industry and Mining, remarked at a news conference in Dushanbe on January 17.  

According to him, among such companies are China ’ Railway Engineering Corporation and Iran ’s Sabir International Co, which are constructing tunnels in the country.   “Under various pretexts, these companies, have adjourned inspection by our employees of those facilities and have not coordinated the construction designs with our agency, Joumayev said.   

            He added that with aid of the Tajik MFA and the Embassies China and Iran in Dushanbe the directorate had sent official letters to the companies “requesting to tackle the problem at the earliest possible date.”