(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, May 3. The United Kingdom(UK) has appointed a new ambassador to Tajikistan, Trend reports.
The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the UK hasappointed Katherine Smitton as the Ambassador to Tajikistan,replacing Timothy Marschall Jones, who will be transitioning toanother Diplomatic Service role. Smitton will take up her role inOctober 2024.
To note, from 2020 to 2023, Smitton served as the Deputy Head ofthe UK Mission in Algiers.
On April 22, 2024, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom,David Cameron, arrived in Tajikistan for the first official visit a meeting with Cameron, President of Tajikistan, EmomaliRahmon, remarked that Tajikistan considers the UK a significantpartner in Western Europe. The country pays considerable attentionto the development and strengthening of multifaceted relations withthe UK.
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