DUSHANBE, June 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on prevention of organized crime at a June 30 meeting, presided over by the Majlisi Namoyandagon speaker Shukurjon Zuhurov.

Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, says the board also discussed amendments proposed to the country’s laws on public finance, education, public service, and industrial designs.

Amendments to the mentioned laws will be discussed by parliamentarians after the summer recession that will start on July 1 and will last till September 30.

Besides, the board made a decision to table the issue of ratification of a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and the United States on taxation of local staff of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe to the agenda of the last sitting of the first session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the fifth convocation that is taking place today.