DUSHANBE, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to Tajik president directive, which were given to the Hamrohon Zarifi, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, on enlarged session of the government on January 16, in the first quarter of current year will be replaced five ambassadors.

As Asia-Plus has learned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, five ambassadors will recalled back, they are: Shuhrat Sultanov, Ambassador in the Republic of Turkey, Ramazan Mirzoev, Ambassador in Islamic Republic of Iran, Kozidavlat Koimdodov, Ambassador in the Republic  of  Turkmenistan, Rashid Alimov, Ambassador in the People''s Republic of  China and Amirkhon Safarov, Ambassador in the Republic  of  Belarus.

Let''s remind, according to the instruction of the chief of state, the ambassadors of Tajikistan of the foreign states henceforth will work only three years, and after the expiration of this term they will be replaced with other diplomats.