The Security Council this afternoon welcomed the planned convening of the continual round of inter-Tajik talks in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, and commended the efforts of the President of Turkmenistan for his efforts in facilitating that development.
In a statement read out on its behalf by Council President Salim bin Mohammed Al-Khussaiby (Oman), the Council called upon the Tajik parties to begin that round of talks as a matter of urgency, with the aim of concluding a general agreement in Tajikistan.