DUSHANBE, June 21, Asia-Plus -- Tajik government issued resolution at its June 20 session presided over by President Emomali Rahmon reshuffling several MFA officials, presidential press service reported.

By government’s resolution Abdullo Yuldoshev was named as Saymoumin Yatimov’s replacement as First Deputy Minister.  Yuldoshev had previously served as Deputy Foreign Minister.  

We will recall that by president decree of May 2 Saymoumin Yatimov was appointed as both Tajik Ambassador to Belgium and the head of Tajikistan’s Representative Office to the European Union.

The resolution also named Erkin Qosimov, formerly Tajik Ambassador to Austria, Switzerland and Hungary also Tajikistan’s Permanent Representatives to the OSCE and other international organizations based the Austrian capital, Vienna, as Deputy Foreign Minister.