IPA CIS Council Secretariat Signs Agreements with Leading Tajik Universities

08 October 2020

IPA CIS Council Secretariat Signs Agreements with Leading Tajik Universities

Today, the IPA CIS Council Secretariat and Tajik National University signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed in Dushanbe by Secretary General – Head of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat Dmitriy Kobitskiy and Rector of Tajik National University Kobiljon Khushvakhtzoda. The event was also attended by Deputy Secretaries General of the IPA CIS Council: Plenipotentiary Representative of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan Bakhtovar Safarzoda and Director of the International Institute for Monitoring Democracy Development, Parliamentarianism and Suffrage Protection of Citizens of IPA CIS Member Nations (IPA CIS IIMDD) Ivan Mushket.

The signed agreement provides for various forms of cooperation between the organizations, including participation in the development of model laws and their expert assessment, holding joint research and practice conferences, symposia, seminars and other events related to the issues of mutual interest.

On the same day, the IPA CIS Council Secretariat signed a cooperation agreement with the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. The ceremony was attended by Secretary General Dmitriy Kobitskiy and Rector of the Academy Abdukhalil Gafurzoda.

The document sets a framework for developing partner relations between the Secretariat and Academy and provides for the cooperation in holding scientific research on relevant issues of the IPA CIS model law-making, facilitating the development of democratic principles and forms of parliamentarism, building common educational space across the Commonwealth, developing and implementation of research, educational and cultural programs.