DUSHANBE, January 17, 2013, Asia-Plus  -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Dushanbe on a short working visit yesterday evening, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks today with his Tajik counterpart Hamrokhon Zairif and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

Issues related to signing of agreements between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation on labor migration cooperation and conditions for delivery of Russian oil products to Tajikistan will be among major topics of Lavrov’s discussions with high-ranking Tajik state officials, 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.