DUSHANBE, February 27, Asia-Plus – A ceremony of signing of the project, Strengthening Institutional Capacity of the MFA, took place in Dushanbe yesterday.

According to the Tajik MFA information department, the document was inked by Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov and the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative in Tajikistan Alexander Zuev.

The overall objective of the project is reportedly in enhancing modern and effective state governance. This will be reached through strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop and implement a foreign policy of the Government of Tajikistan.  To achieve this, the project will facilitate the delivery of main inputs required for the effective formulation and implementation of foreign policy.  These inputs include the establishment of the adequate (1) technological, (2) human resource, (3) institutional and (4) knowledge platforms for the comprehensive, thoughtful and timely provision of foreign policy response in line with Tajikistan’s national priorities.