DUSHANBE, June 4, Asia-Plus  -- Known Tajik journalist and poet Salim Khatloni has been appointed press secretary at the Tajik Embassy in Moscow, replacing Muhammad Egamzod, Asia-Plus has learned from Davlat Nazriyev, the head of the MFA information department.

Salim Khatloni had previously been the Third Secretary at the Tajik Embassy in Moscow. 

Muhammad Egamzod, who had served as the embassy’s press secretary for the last five years was transferred to job at MFA''s office, a spokesman for MFA said.