Luxembourg foreign minister’s visit to Tajikistan has been postponed for technical reasons, says a source in the Tajik government.

According to him, Luxembourg foreign minister’s planned trips to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan have been postponed to a later period due to technical visit.

“Mr. Jean Asselborn will visit Tajikistan on March 6,” the source noted. 

While, in Dushanbe, he will hold talks with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and President Emomali Rahmon.  

Mr. Asselborn will discuss with high-raking Tajik state officials state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Tajikistan.

A special attention will be given to agreements reached during Tajik president’s visits to Luxembourg in 2004 and 2011, the source added.

Recall, the visit of Luxembourg Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, was scheduled for March 3-4.  

Jean Asselborn (born April 27, 1949) is a Luxembourgish politician who has served in the government of Luxembourg as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2004.  He also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2013, under Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. 

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.  Luxembourg's stable and high-income market economy features moderate growth, low inflation, and a high level of innovation.