DUSHANBE, September 22, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- Leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) also deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), Mr. Muhiddin Kabiri, has been on tour of the Russia Federation to meet Tajik labor migrants working there.

According to Hikmatullo Sayfullozoda, a spokesman for the IRPT, Kabiri was supposed to hold meeting with a group of Tajik labor migrants in Moscow on September 18; however, the meeting was not held.        

 “At the very last moment, the Tajik Embassy in Moscow refused its promise to help seek and rent the premises for holding the meeting,” the spokesman said, noting that Kabiri’s tour of Russia is being held within the framework of MPs meetings with their voters to report back to them on the work done. 

            However, Kabiri did not abandon hope to hold meeting with Tajik labor migrants in Moscow.  According to Sayfullozoda, he met with a group of Tajik labor migrants in one of mosques in Moscow on September 19 after Friday prayer.  More than 400 people attended the meeting, the spokesman said.    

He further added that the party had found common language with the embassy and Kabiri’s tour of Russian cities has continued.   

 With support of Tajik diasporas of Kazan and Ufa, the IRPT leader on September 20 and 21 met fellow-countrymen living and working in those cities.  Up to 800 people attended the meetings in Kazan and Ufa.   

Today, Muhiddin Kabiri is scheduled to hold meeting with Tajik labor migrants in St. Petersburg.  Kabiri’s tour of Russia will end on September 24 in Moscow, where he intends to hold the canceled meeting with labor migrants.        

Activists of the IRPT currently working in the Russian Federation are accompanying Kabiri on his tour of Russia.