DUSHANBE, January 14, 2016, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 13, senior representatives of Tajikistan’s Committee for Emergency Situations (CES), Major-General Rustam Shohiyon and Colonel Jamshed Mahmadzoda, met here with a visiting working group of the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management of Afghanistan.

An official source at CES says the two sides discussed issues related to exchange of information and experience and cooperation in disaster relief.

Shohiyon reportedly referred to humanitarian aid provided by Tajikistan to victims of a massive landslide that buried Abi Barik village in Afghan province Badakhshan in 2014 as an example of cooperation in disaster relief.

For his part, Governor of Afghan Province of Badakhshan Dr. Gul Mohammad Bedar, who also attended the meeting expressed gratitude to Tajikistan for humanitarian aid provided to the landslide-affected people, the source said.

We will recall that a massive landslide buried Abu Barik village on May 5, 2014, killing hundreds of its residents.  The assistance provided by Tajikistan included 200 tons of necessary products.