DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- On Friday July 15, President Emomali Rahmon visited Fayzobod district, some 56 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe.

According to presidential press service, the main purpose of the visit was for the president to get acquainted with the socioeconomic situation of the district and pace of reforms carried out in Fayzobod’s agrarian sector.

During his stay in Fayzobod, Rahmon also inaugurated a number of social facilities built in the district on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence.

The president, in particular, attended an official ceremony of opening of a new school for 1,240 pupils in the village of Zarkamar.

In the administrative center of the district, Emomali Rahmon inaugurated the district museum and a new ‘choykhona’ (teahouse).

The president also met with local residents.  President’s meetings with representatives of various sectors of Fayzobod’s economy focused on issues related to providing the food security of the country, the source said.