Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities are expected to begin to give news conferences on the results of the past half-year’s work on July 21.

Officials of ministries and organizations operating in Dushanbe must coordinate the timing of news conferences with the state-run news agency Khovar.

The news conferences are expected to run through August 8.

The news conferences’ plan has reportedly been approved by the head of President’s Executive Office.    

Recall, President Emomali Rahmon on March 4, 2005 signed a decree obligating ministers, department heads, and local officials to give quarterly news conferences.

But by president’s decree issued in September 2011, ministers, department heads, and local authorities now give news conferences only twice a year – in January and July.

The decree also notes that in case of necessity, ministers and department