On July 17, 2019, a regular session of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (FGC) was held in Vienna under the chairmanship of Tajikistan, dedicated to the issue of cooperation between the OSCE and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), with an emphasis on bilateral cooperation between the two institutions in the Central Asian region.
It should be noted that the meeting was attended by a number of prominent representatives of Central Asia, including the Secretary General of the CSTO, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Nasir Nazarzoda, a senior researcher also discussed at the meeting.
It should be noted that the Republic of Tajikistan has a longer border with Afghanistan than other Central Asian countries and is not immune from modern threats such as terrorism and extremism, illegal circulation of printed publications and other organized crimes. It is with this in mind that the Republic of Tajikistan, led by the leader of the nation, is considered the first country to adopt a National Strategy for Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2016-2020 to ensure national and regional security, taking into account such growing risks.
Today, the Afghan issue is not only surprising Tajikistan, but also the whole world, preventing all risks, including editorial materials, most of which are exported directly across the borders of our country. In this regard, Tajikistan has repeatedly emphasized from high rostrums, summits, and meetings that the problem of Afghanistan bordering the Republic of Tajikistan requires serious attention from neighboring and distant countries to this issue, since ensuring Tajikistan’s security is ensuring the security of Central Asia and the rest of the region.
In this regard, the OSCE has members from 57 countries, including Central Asia, which are its partners. The OSCE has opened offices in Central Asia, including in Ashgabat, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, as well as in Uzbekistan, where it operates in one area or another and connects countries.
More than 40 experts and stakeholders from across Central Asia gathered for a regional workshop on addressing the growing problem of drug use and new psychoactive substances (NSAIDs) among young people. The workshop, which took place on October 2 and 3, was organized by the OSCE secretariat, the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe (Program Office) and the European Program on Combating Drugs and Organized Crime (EU-ACT 2). The event was attended by law enforcement experts, politicians and representatives of international organizations.
It should be noted that the OSCE also plays an important role in police reform in the Republic of Tajikistan, which is why the OSCE office in Dushanbe hosted forums where young allies from all over Central Asia were involved and invited, especially on psychoactive drugs that trap young people in special groups, it was emphasized that young people with high professionalism They should be aware of such cases and participate in seminars in their countries, including at home., and all television networks should express their performances in order to prevent such undesirable risks.
On February 11-12, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirodjiddin Muhriddin paid an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the visit, negotiations were held in an expanded and limited format with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu. The exchange of views also focused on cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the United Nations, the CIS, the SCO, the CSTO, the CIS, the OSCE and other international and regional organizations.
During the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan to the country, Kazakhstan testifies that the friendship of the two countries is assessed as reliable, testifies to the wisdom of the two presidents, two hearts that are the connecting links of friendship, peace, tranquility and other achievements of both countries. The above-mentioned issues also indicate that both countries value cooperation with failed organizations well and strive for a new international quality, which they maintain well, constantly preparing for the re-adoption of new documents.
On October 19, 2022, a high-level international conference on “International and regional cooperation in the field of security and border management to combat terrorism and prevent terrorist movement” ended in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
The conference was organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in cooperation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT), the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union (EU) with the support of the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Taking part in this international conference, a number of leaders and representatives of foreign countries, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, opened this conference, stressing that, despite the promises of the region, our country constantly pays special attention to border protection, preventing the spread of muhaddiths and other transnational organized crimes, takes the necessary measures, and after the speech of the leader To the nation of the esteemed Emomali Rahmon, the following words were uttered by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Rahmon.
Guterres, OSCE Central Figure Helga Maria Schmid shared her thoughts in a video., Afterwards, the Acting Head of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, Tea Jaliashvili, addressed the conference participants and also opened the conference’s field event on the topic “behavioral methods of combating terrorism: the use of behavioral methods to ensure border security.”
During his speech, he drew attention to the urgent need to strengthen cooperation between the Government, law enforcement agencies and civil society in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism in the field of security and border management, as well as the implementation of an integrated OSCE approach to security. “Only through the implementation of comprehensive and constructive programmatic and technical measures to combat terrorism and manage border security with the participation of both authorities and civil society can results be achieved,” he said.
In conclusion, it can be noted that the above-mentioned cooperation is under development, and all 57 OSCE member States should jointly focus their efforts even more on preventing all risks, establishing new cooperation and ensuring unhindered movement of the peoples of the region.
Mahmedov Muhammadjon
Mahmedov Muhammadjon is a researcher in the Department of European Studies at the Institute for the Study of Asian and European Countries, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.
