Day of employee of diplomatic service of Tajikistan

In the historical process of formation and development of Tajikistan as a sovereign and independent state, its foreign policy occupies pride of place. The specific historical conditions of the development of the Republic of Tajikistan, the features and content of international transformation over the past quarter century have determined the special importance of the external factor in the life of our society and the close connection of the country’s internal development with international reality.

In the controversial situation of the first years of independence, the establishment of external relations and a worthy representation of the newest state in the international arena was one of the most important areas of state building. From this point of view, Sept 29, 1993 is considered a really important date in the modern history of the foreign policy of the Republic of Tajikistan.

On this memorable day from the highly esteemed rostrum of the United Nations, the entire world community was first presented with creative plans, peace goals and good intentions of the young independent state of Tajikistan as an equal subject of international relations. From the point of view of content, ideas and political aspects, this event has historical significance not only for diplomatic workers of the country, but also for independent Tajikistan.

September 29 in the Republic of Tajikistan is celebrated as “Day of the Workers of the Diplomatic Service of the Republic of Tajikistan”. Currently, more than 30 Tajik diplomatic missions outside the country daily seek to protect the rights and interests of citizens and in general to protect the national interests of the Republic of Tajikistan. The activity of the ministry of foreign affairs in recent years to implement innovations in the public service system is commendable and is constantly supported by the Government.

Some time ago, an electronic visa system was introduced in the country, which is one of the first experiments in the Commonwealth of Independent States space and creates favorable opportunities for each foreign citizen to obtain a corresponding visa through consular authorities inside Tajikistan and beyond. It is indisputable that during independence, the ministry of foreign affairs of Tajikistan has done a lot of work to promote the foreign policy of the government. It should be noted that before the period of independence, Tajikistan had some experience in various spheres of governance, however there was no experience in foreign policy. The ministry of foreign affairs of Tajikistan, formed in 1944, carried out only some protocol and representative issues. Under the conditions of independence, the structure of the ministry of foreign affairs and the framework of its activity as a government body have significantly changed.

The basis of foreign policy, along with the promotion and protection of national and state interests, is a worthy representation of the country to the world community. Undoubtedly, knowledge, experience, diligent behavior, communication ethics, knowledge of foreign languages, especially the language of the host country, high patriotic feeling and honesty of Tajik diplomats play an important role in fulfilling this task.

One of the key tasks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions is to promote real knowledge of Tajik society, the development processes of its socio-political and socio-economic life abroad. It is no secret that the history of Tajik statehood has rich diplomatic experience, dozens of books and monographs have been written about the features and qualities of envoys or, as the ancestors of Tajiks said, “firistodagon”. — Embassy of Tajikistan