Tajikistan MFA protests due to violation of Tajiks' rights in Russia

The Russian Ambassador to Dushanbe Semyon Grigoriev was summoned to the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry today, Report informs, citing the ministry.

The ambassador was presented with a note of protest regarding numerous cases of maltreatment of the citizens of Tajikistan on the Russian territory.

The Tajik Foreign Ministry also stated that the rights and freedoms of their citizens are being violated everywhere in Russia.

“The note says that this kind of treatment is used exclusively towards citizens of Tajikistan, which is fundamentally incompatible with the spirit and traditions of Tajik-Russian relations,” the ministry said.