DUSHANBE, June 10, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s 24-hour news television channel, Jahonnamo , intends to open its correspondent office in the United States in the near future.

“Work on getting consent of the United States side is under way.  Most likely, Jahonnamo’s correspondent office will be located in Washington,” one of top managers of Jahonnamo told Asia-Plus in an interview Friday afternoon.

According to him, Jahonnamo will broadcast programs not only about political, economic, cultural and sports life of the United States, but it will also cover activities of the Tajik Diaspora in the United States.

Tajikistan''s first news television channel named Jahonnamo began broadcasting on November 5, 2008. The news television channel broadcasts both terrestrial and satellite (ABS-2 satellite) 24 hours a day.

Broadcasting is in Tajik, but some news programs are also released in Russian and English.  Director of Jahonnamo Channel is known Tajik TV reporter Abdumajid Usmonov.