DUSHANBE, October 27, 2001, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the board of Tajik Journalists’ Union (TJU) that took place in Dushanbe at the end of last week discussed issues related to the current state of print media in the country against backcloth of problems that arose lately, the TJU head Akbarali Sattorov told Asia-Plus today.

“The TJU board is taking measures to find solution to the problems that are currently facing Tajik print media,” said Sattorov, “We also discussed problems that had prevented printing houses from printing three independent weeklies.”

Speaking at the meeting, some members of the TJU board noted that journalists themselves were partially guilty of the situation that has emerged.  According to them, Tajik journalists have failed to correctly handle freedom of speech.  “Nobody bans analysis and criticism, but journalists turned criticism into insult, it is inadmissible,” the TJU board members said

The TJU board notes that Tajik journalism community ought to choose correct position to find constructive solution to the problems that arose.

Mr. Sattorov said the TJU board meeting also decided to convoke the 11th congress of the union in May 2011 that will elect new chairman of TJU.