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US not planning to deploy military base in Tajikistan – diplomat

The upcoming conference on Afghanistan due to take place in Bonn on December 5 will give an opportunity to assist Kabul to the peaceful process and the economic restoration

DUSHANBE, December 3 (Itar-Tass) — The United States is not planning to deploy a military base in Tajikistan in the medium term, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake told journalists on Saturday.

According to the high-ranking diplomat, the meeting focused on security, the situation in Afghanistan and in the entire region, as well as the development of bilateral cooperation.

Blake said the upcoming conference on Afghanistan due to take place in Bonn on December 5 would give an opportunity to assist Kabul to the peaceful process and the economic restoration.

Tajikistan will be led by Foreign Minister Khomrakhon Zarifi.