Kazakhstan transfers humanitarian aid to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2020 - The ceremony of the official transfer of Kazakh humanitarian aid to Tajikistan took place.

Kazakhstan’s flour was delivered by rail in compliance with all sanitary and epidemiological standards.

The certificate for this cargo was transferred by Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Dushanbe Askar Tazhibayev to Deputy Director of the Agency on the State Material Reserves under the Government of Tajikistan Sohibjon Ziyodulloyev.

Mr. Tazhibayev noted that Kazakhstan annually provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Tajikistan, the total amount of which since 2006 has exceeded 38 million US dollars.

In turn, Mr. Ziyodulloyev expressed gratitude and noted that the Tajik side appreciates the assistance provided by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 In order to support his neighbors in a pandemic, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has decided to provide humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the form of deliveries of Kazakhstan’s flour in the amount of 5,000 tons for each country worth more than $3 million dollars.