Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan congratulated UNESCO for its commitment and expressed his conviction that managing water resources peacefully is vital for sustainable development.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, H.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

From Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmonov, with his celebration of Tajikistan's Aryan, pre-Islamic past, to Uzbekistan's adoption of Tamerlane as the nation's founder (even though he was not an Uzbek), these efforts have proved divisive.

ECONOMIST: Central Asia's five stans