Tajiks are being deployed en masse on the border with Russia. The Tajik authorities are investigating the cause
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan expressed concern about mass cases of denial of entry to the Russian Federation
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The Tajik Foreign Ministry expressed concern about "unfounded cases of refusal of entry to Russia that have become widespread" for its citizens. In Moscow, in turn, they called on the countries of Central Asia, where migrants come from, to orient them to follow all the laws of the Russian Federation. Earlier, the media reported a large accumulation of cars with Tajik license plates on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia. Some stood in this queue for about a day, but did not receive permission to enter the Russian Federation. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».
The Tajik Foreign Ministry expressed concern about information in the media about allegedly massive "unjustified cases of refusal" of entry of its citizens to Russia. The corresponding message was published on the website of the diplomatic department following a meeting between Deputy Head of the department Sodika Imomi and Russian Ambassador Semyon Grigoriev.
"During the meeting, the difficulties faced by citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan in crossing the state border of the Russian Federation in the last few weeks were also discussed.
The Ambassador was informed of the Tajik side's concern about the unfounded cases of refusal of entry to Russia by Tajik citizens, which have become widespread," the Tajik Foreign Ministry stressed.
The diplomats also discussed the development of cooperation in various fields and upcoming bilateral and multilateral events.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet made direct comments on the restriction of Tajik citizens entering the Russian Federation, however, Deputy head of the Ministry Mikhail Galuzin called on Central Asian countries to orient their citizens to follow all the norms of Russian legislation.
"We proceed from the fact that our friends in the Central Asian region, the governments of the states of the region, those states of the region whose citizens come to Russia in large numbers in the field of labor, of course, will guide migrant workers to unconditionally follow all the norms of Russian legislation, to unconditional respect for our traditions," he said to journalists.
How the situation developed
The increased cases of non-admission of Tajik citizens to Russia became known at the beginning of the week. As the Asia-Plus newspaper wrote, Russian border guards stopped passing cars with Tajik license plates across the Kazakh-Russian border in the Orenburg region. A traffic jam of about 180 cars formed very quickly. At the same time, border guards told drivers and passengers that "the system is faulty," but continued to let children, the elderly and citizens of other countries through.
"About 1,000 Tajiks are not allowed into Russia. We are stuck between Kazakhstan and Russia. Other citizens are allowed. About 180 cars, most with Tajik license plates. There are from 5 to 10-12 passengers in each car, most of whom are women and children,
" said one of the eyewitnesses.
Another man stuck at the border reported that the border guards told him that they would not let him through "until there is an order from the inside."
During the next day, only 10-12 cars were allowed to enter Russia.
Investigation of the terrorist attack in Crocus
It is assumed in Tajikistan that the situation on the border may be related to the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, after which more than ten citizens of this country were arrested. On April 12, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin announced an "ill-conceived information campaign against Tajiks," against the background of which "a negative attitude towards Tajiks and citizens of Tajikistan is being formed."
He also called on Russian security forces to comply with the requirements of the law, norms and principles of international law, especially regarding the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment of detainees.
Deputy Minister of Labor of Tajikistan Shahnoza Nodiri said that after the terrorist attack, the outflow of migrant workers from Russia began. "There are a lot of calls. These are most likely not so much complaints of harassment as the fear of our citizens, panic, many want to leave," TASS quoted her as saying.
Nodiri also spoke about cases of harassment of Tajik citizens "at the domestic level."
On April 24, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko discussed with him the fight against terrorism and radicalism to maintain stability in Central Asia. The parties reaffirmed their determination to jointly counter cross-border threats, including radicalism and terrorism, production and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, the Russian diplomatic department reported. Moscow stressed the importance of "creating a new Eurasian security architecture as one of the elements of a multipolar world."
Moscow thanked Dushanbe for the prompt assistance of Tajik agencies in investigating the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
"In this context, the parties exchanged views on the progress of the implementation of the large-scale tasks set by the heads of the two states and heads of government in the political, trade, economic and migration spheres, the implementation of projects in the cultural and humanitarian field," the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
On March 22, a terrorist attack took place at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region. Before the performance of the Picnic group, armed men burst into the hall and opened fire on the audience. After that, explosions thundered and a fire broke out. 144 people became victims of the terrorist attack.
On April 26, it became known about the detention of another figure in the case of a terrorist attack. This is a citizen of Tajikistan, born in 2003, Dzhumokhon Kurbonov.
