DUSHANBE, January 16, 2013, Asia-Plus  -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is arriving in Dushanbe on a short visit today evening, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

During his stay in Dushanbe, Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Tajik counterpart Hamrokhon Zarifi.

Agreements between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation on labor migration agreement and conditions of delivery of Russian oil products to Tajikistan are expected to be singed during Lavrov’s visit.  Russian foreign minister will leave Dushanbe for Moscow on January 17, the source said.

We will recall that the document on easing some of the registration restrictions for Tajik migrant workers coming to Russia was signed by Safiallo Devonayev, head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, and Konstantin Romodanovsky, director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS), in Dushanbe on October 5, 2012.  Under this document, the period for registration for Tajik nationals on their arrival in Russia is extended from seven to fifteen days.  Besides, the term of work permit for Tajik nationals is extended up to three years.