DUSHANBE, December 30, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- A December 29 government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, reviewed the results of this year’s work and discussed tasks for the foreseeable future.

According to presidential press service, some 50 issues related to different aspects of political and socioeconomic life of the country, including events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence that is marked in 2011, were discussed at the meeting.

The government, in particular, endorsed a plan of actions for the coming three years and set up organizing committee for implementation of this plan.

The plan includes some 90 events of the nationwide significance such as construction of the new building of the National Firdavsi Library, implementation of a number of road building and rehabilitation projects such as Dushanbe-Chanak, Kulob-Darvoz, Qurghon Teppa-Dusti-Panji Poyon, Dushanbe-Rasht-Jirgatil-Kyrgyz border, construction of a railway link connecting Vahdat ad Yovon, constructions of the tunnels of Shahriston and Shar-Shar, construction of one medium-sized and 43 small power plants, construction of a 500 kilovolt power grin South-North and power transmission line from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, launch of branches of Moscow State University and Kharkov Technical University in Dushanbe, etc.

The session also considered draft laws on the higher professional education, introduction of a two-year moratorium on inspection of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as the environmental protection concept.